Lester Machta
Lester Machta · Science & Medicine
Meteorologist known for studying atmospheric transport of pollutants and radioactive fallout
1919, New York City, United States — 2001, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
United States
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Lester Machta was an American Jewish meteorologist who directed the U.S. Air Resources Laboratory and pioneered the study of the long-range atmospheric transport of pollutants and radioactive fallout from nuclear tests. His tracking of fallout helped establish the science behind the atmospheric test-ban treaty and early climate monitoring.
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Meteorologist known for studying atmospheric transport of pollutants and radioactive fallout
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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