Science at its best inspires wonder. America at its best inspires hope.
For six decades, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), created to unlock the fundamental secrets of the atmosphere, has embodied both. The Sky is the Limit tells NCAR’s story: its beginnings under a scientific visionary, the I.M. Pei masterpiece it calls home, its foundational and life-saving discoveries, and, now, the political forces threatening its survival.
At its heart, The Sky Is the Limit is a love letter to the scientific method itself – to the idea that careful observation, open inquiry, and the relentless testing of ideas can quietly save millions of lives, often without the public ever knowing the names of the people who labor in their service.