A scientific peak how boulder became a world center for space and atmospheric science. A scientific peak chronicles boulders meteoric rise to eventually become americas smartest city and a leader in space and atmospheric sciences in just two decades following world war ii a tenacious group of researchers supported by groups from local citizenry to the state of colorado managed to convince the us government and some of the worlds scientific pioneers to make boulder a center of the new space age. A scientific peak chronicles boulders meteoric rise to eventually become americas smartest city and a leader in space and atmospheric sciences in just two decades following world war ii a tenacious group of researchers supported by groups from local citizenry to the state of colorado managed to convince the us government and some of the worlds scientific pioneers to make boulder a center of the new space age. Start your review of a scientific peak how boulder became a world center for space and atmospheric science write a review dec 03 2015 grace rated it it was ok