Walter Orr Roberts (August 20, 1915 – March 12, 1990) was an American astronomer and atmospheric physicist. He taught online for the Western Behavioral Sciences Institute in the mid-1980s, and also published an online weekly column entitled "Provocations" about climatology. He was the founding director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research and has the minor planet 3428 Roberts named after him.[1] NCAR's mesa is also named after Roberts.
Roberts' son is David Roberts.
References
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 286. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=KWrB1jPCa8AC&pg=PA286. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
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