John Patterson (meteorologist)
John Patterson | |
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| Born | January 3, 1872 |
| Died | February 22, 1956 (aged 84) Clarkson Township, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | B.A., M.A. |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto Cambridge University |
| Occupation(s) | Physicist, meteorologist |
| Spouse | Margaret Norris |
| Children | Arthur Patterson |
| Parent(s) | Francis Patterson Annie Telfer |
John Patterson
OBE
, (January 3, 1872 – February 22, 1956) was a Canadian physicist and meteorologist.
Born on a farm in
electrical resistance of metals when exposed to magnetic fields.[5]
Patterson traveled to India in 1903 where he served as professor of physics at the University of Allahabad,[2] until in January 1905 he was named imperial meteorologist to the Government of India at Simla.[4][6] On January 1, 1906, he was married to Margaret Norris, a medical practitioner and professor of obstetrics working in India. The couple had two children, one of whom died in India. With John suffering from ill health, the couple left for Toronto with their son Arthur in 1910.[7]
He became a physicist for the
British Admiralty to perform an experiment in extracting helium from natural gas. Following the war, he was involved in designing a new barometer and was responsible for developing the 3-cup anemometer now in widespread use.[4][9] In 1925 he became assistant director of the Meteorological service, then in 1929 he was named director (controller), succeeding the retiring Sir Frederic Stupart. Patterson held this post until his retirement in 1946.[6] He was elected to serve as president of the American Meteorological Society during 1930–31 and president of the Royal Canadian Institute in 1932–33.[10]
In 1954, the Patterson Distinguished Service Medal was created in his honnor and attributed to him.[11]
Bibliography
- A meteorological trip to the Arctic Circle[12] (1915)
- Upper air investigation in Canada: observations by registering balloons[12] (1915)
- Pilot-balloon work in Canada[12] (1920)
- The cup anemometer (1926)
- Airship meteorology[12] (1931)
- Canada's program for the International Polar Year 1932-33[12] (1932)
- The development of meteorological science[12] (1933)
- Meteorological services for Trans-Canada Airways[12] (1939)
- Weather services for Canada's airways[12] (1939)
- A century of Canadian meteorology[12] (1940)
- Sir Frederic Stupart[12] (1941)
- Meteorology related to the science of aviation[12] (1944)
- Meteorology in peace and war[12] (1949)
- Meteorology[12] (1949)
References
- ISBN 9780774859097.
- ^ Bibcode:1929JRASC..23..339C.
- doi:10.1038/158614a0.
- ^ ISBN 978-1550223033, retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ISBN 9781402004759.
- ^ a b Thomas, Morley, "John Patterson", The Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica-Dominion Institute, archived from the original on June 30, 2013, retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ISBN 978-0774859097.
- ^ Lockyer, Sir Norman (December 7, 1911), "Notes", Nature, vol. 88, no. 2197, p. 185.
- ISBN 978-0774859097.
- ISBN 978-1550223033.
- ^ Thomas Morley (June 27, 2018). "Les récipiendaires de la médaille John Patterson" (in French and English). Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018..
- ^ ISBN 978-0774859097, retrieved 2013-04-05.
External links
- Thomas, Morley (August 21, 2006), The John Patterson Medal, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, retrieved 2013-04-04.
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