David McWilliams Ludlum (December 3, 1910 – May 23, 1997)[1] was an American historian, meteorologist, entrepreneur, and author.[2] He was the founder of the only magazine in the U.S. about weather, Weatherwise, founded in 1947.
David McWilliams Ludlum | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1910 |
| Died | May 23, 1997 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | History of American weather Weatherwise magazine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | American history, meteorology |
| Institutions | United States Army, Systems Associates |
Ludlum played himself in the 1950 documentary film Cassino to Korea, which portrayed Ludlum's experiences as a captain in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, when he accurately predicted a crucial weather break during the 1944 Battle of Monte Cassino, leading to the strategic launch of the Allied attack.[3]
Selected works
Ludlum published dozens of books in his lifetime. Here are a few:
- Social Ferment in Vermont, 1791-1850 (1939)
- Early American Hurricanes, 1492-1870 (1963)
- Early American Winters vol I, 1604-1820 (1966)
- Early American Winters vol II, 1821-1870 (1968)
- Early American Tornadoes, 1586-1870 (1970)
- Weather Record Book (1971)
- American Weather Book (1982)
- The New Jersey Weather Book (1983)
- The Weather Factor (1984)
- The Vermont Weather Book (1985)
- National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather (1991)
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