• DocumentCode
    1172934
  • Title

    Engineering cloud nine [atmospheric instruments]

  • Author

    Brown, Irene K.

  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    60
  • Lastpage
    61
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2003.1191785
  • Filename
    1191785