George Cressman
George Cressman (Oct. 7, 1919 – April 17, 2008) was the National Weather Service director who applied computers to meteorology and helped to change weather forecasting into a codified science.[1] In the 1950s, Dr. Cressman was responsible for developing the first program to accurately and reliably forecast the weather using a computer. The method was called the “Cressman Analysis” or “Cressman Method” and changed forecasting methods and allowed meteorologists to develop numerical weather prediction. He was the director of the Weather Service from 1965 to 1979.[2]
References[]
- ^ Weber, Bruce. "George Cressman Dies at 88; Led Weather Service". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Schudel, Matt. "George Cressman; Modernized Weather Service Forecasting". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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