Harry Wexler
Harry Wexler · Science & Medicine
Meteorologist who advocated and initiated the development of weather satellites
1911, Fall River, Massachusetts, United States — 1962, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
United States
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Wexler, an American meteorologist from a Jewish family, was among the first to advocate and initiate the development of weather satellites, culminating in the launch of TIROS-1 in 1960. As research director of the U.S. Weather Bureau he advanced numerical weather prediction, hurricane research, and studies of atmospheric carbon dioxide. He was also an early scientist to warn about the effects of human activity on climate and the ozone layer.
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Meteorologist who advocated and initiated the development of weather satellites
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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