Title :
Engineering cloud nine [atmospheric instruments]
fDate :
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article describes the career of Tommy Thompson who builds instruments that let atmospheric scientists dissect the weather. His early interest in building crystal radio sets and telephone systems is described. His current work on the cloud research program in Florida is also described.
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; biographies; clouds; Tommy Thompson; atmospheric instruments; atmospheric scientists; cloud research program; crystal radio sets; telephone systems; weather; Aerospace engineering; Airplanes; Clouds; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Engineering profession; Instruments; NIST; Probes; Psychology;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2003.1191785
