Charles H. Pierce: 1909-1994
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Charles H. Pierce, acknowledged as the only meteorologist at the Weather Bureau to predict the Hurricane of 1938, died on Dec. 23, 1994 at age 85. He obtained his baccalaureate degree in meteorology from Boston University in 1933 and worked as a meteorologist at Trans World Airlines from 1933-1937. He joined the staff of the Weather Bureau in Washington, DC, in 1937 and relocated to its office in Boston, MA, in 1955, where he served as supervisor of the Guidance Forecasters and Principal Asst. until his retirement in 1974.
Publication Name: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Subject: Earth sciences
ISSN: 0003-0007
Year: 1995
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Charles E. Anderson: 1919-1994
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Meteorologist Charles E. Anderson was an inspiration to African-Americans who wanted to excel in the fields of meteorology and education. Born on Aug. 13, 1919, Anderson was the first black man to earn a doctorate in meteorology. His exemplary career included working as a weather officer for the Tuskegee Airmen Regiment, captain in the U.S. Air Force, deputy director of the Space Science and Engineering Center in Bedford, MA, where he also served as associate director until his retirement.
Publication Name: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Subject: Earth sciences
ISSN: 0003-0007
Year: 1995
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