Alexander George McAdie
Alexander George McAdie | |
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 Alexander George McAdie | |
| Born | August 4, 1863 |
| Died | November 1, 1943 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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| Fields | meteorology |
Alexander George McAdie (August 4, 1863 – November 1, 1943) was an American meteorologist.
McAdie was born in New York City. While in college he joined the Army Signal Service, the predecessor of the
From 1903 until 1913 he ran the U.S. Weather Bureau in San Francisco. He was also the vice president of the Sierra Club, starting in 1904, and continuing until 1913. In 1913 he became Professor of meteorology at Harvard, and remained there until 1931. During the same period he also served as the director of the Blue Hill Observatory.
Among his accomplishments was the invention of a device to prevent frost from harming fruit. He was a pioneer in the use of kites to study conditions at high altitudes. In 1885 at Blue Hill,
He is also known for testifying about the potential effects of electrocution (based on his experience with lightning) in 1899 at the first trial to decide if the
In addition to his work with the weather bureau, McAdie wrote a detailed account Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and compiled a catalog of earthquakes on the Pacific coast.
He was married to Mary Randolph Brown McAdie. He died in Hampton, Virginia, but he is buried in the Monticello graveyard in Abemarle County, Virginia.
Awards and honors
- Sierra Nevadarange was named after him.
- The crater McAdie on the Moon is named after him.
- The Fleet Weather Center building in Norfolk, VA is named after him.
References
- McClure's Magazine, March, 1896, Vol. VI., No. 4.
- ^ Alexander McAdie (1923). A cloud atlas. Rand, McNally & company. p. 57.
External links
- Works by Alexander George McAdie at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Alexander George McAdie at Internet Archive
- NOAA History Archived 2005-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- The Blue Hill Observatory
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