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.

David McWilliams Ludlum
Born	December 3, 1910 East Orange, New Jersey, USA
Died	May 23, 1997 (aged 86) Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Alma mater	Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley
Known for	History of American weather
Scientific career
Fields	American history, meteorology
Institutions	United States Army, Systems Associates
Influenced	Thomas P. Grazulis

Selected works

Ludlum published dozens of books in his lifetime. Here are a few:

• Social Ferment in Vermont, 1791-1850
• Early American Winters, 1604-1820
• Early American Winters II, 1821-1870
• Early American Hurricanes, 1492-1870
• Early American Tornadoes, 1586-1870
• American Weather Book
• Weather Record Book
• The Weather Factor
• National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather
• Weatherwise magazine

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.

Further reading

• Bates, Charles C.; John F. Fuller (1986). America’s Weather Warriors 1814-1985. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press.
• 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

• https://web.archive.org/web/20051124014435/http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/1997/10/16.html
• http://www.airweaassn.org/news/98newslet.htm#memoriam