Arthur Berson
Arthur Berson · Science & Medicine
Meteorologist and pioneer of high-altitude balloon research into the upper atmosphere
1859, Neu Sandez, Austria-Hungary (now Nowy Sącz, Poland) — 1942, Berlin, Germany
Austria-Hungary · Germany
Arthur Berson is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Meteorologist and pioneer of high-altitude balloon research into the upper atmosphere
Berson was a meteorologist and pioneer of scientific ballooning who made record-setting high-altitude ascents to study the upper atmosphere, including a 1901 flight above 10,000 metres, contributing to the discovery of the stratosphere. He came from a Jewish family.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
Meteorologist and pioneer of high-altitude balloon research into the upper atmosphere
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
