David M. Ludlum

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	(1910-12-03)December 3, 1910 East Orange, New Jersey, USA
Died	May 23, 1997(1997-05-23) (aged 86) Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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)

See also

• Thomas P. Grazulis
• Snowden D. Flora
• José Carlos Millás

References

1. New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors Archived January 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
2. Thomas, Robert Jr. (1997-05-29). "David Ludlum, Weather Expert, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
3. Crowther, Bosley (4 October 1950). "Paramount's Documentary Film, 'Cassino to Korea,' Begins Run at Embassy Broadway Theatre". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

Further reading

• Bates, Charles C.; John F. Fuller (1986). America's Weather Warriors 1814-1985. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9780890962404.
• Fuller, John F. (1990). Thor's Legions: Weather Support to the U.S. Air Force and Army, 1937-1987. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society.

External links

• Ludlum obituary from WeatherNotebook.org
• Air Weather Association obituary