American Meteorological Society

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American Meteorological Society

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

"The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 11,000 professionals, professors, students, and weather enthusiasts."

Official Website:
http://www.ametsoc.org/

Location:
Boston, MA

Founding Date:
1919

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jule Charney Scientist 1-Jan-1917 16-Jun-1981 Quasi-gesotrophic theory

Paul J. Crutzen Physicist 3-Dec-1933 Ozone depletion

Heidi Cullen TV Personality c. 1971 The Climate Code

Robert Goddard Scientist 5-Oct-1882 10-Aug-1945 Father of modern rocketry

Victor Francis Hess Physicist 24-Jun-1883 17-Dec-1964 Proved cosmic origin of radiation

Robert Jastrow Astronomer 7-Sep-1925 8-Feb-2008 Red Giants and White Dwarfs

Edward Lorenz Scientist 23-May-1917 16-Apr-2008 Chaos theory

Gilbert Plass Physicist 22-Mar-1922 1-Mar-2004 Climate change scientist

Bill Proenza Scientist c. 1945 Director, National Hurricane Center, 2007

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