Title Page | Collection Summary | History of the Collection | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1917, May 23 | Born, West Hartford, Conn. |
| 1938 | A.B. in mathematics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. |
| 1940 | A.M. in mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1942-1946 | Weather forecaster, United States Army Air Forces |
| 1948 | Sc.D in meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Married Jane Loban |
| 1955-1956 | Assistant professor of meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1961 | Discovered deterministic chaos while working with computer models of weather systems |
| 1956-1962 | Associate professor of meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1962-1987 | Professor of meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1977-1981 | Head, Department of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1981-1987 | Emeritus status, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1983 | Awarded Crafoord Prize, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1987 | Retired, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1991 | Awarded Kyoto Prize, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2008, Apr. 16 | Died, Cambridge, Mass. |