David M. Ludlum

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

David McWilliams Ludlum (b., 1910 in East Orange, New Jersey, d. May 23, 1997 in Princeton, New Jersey) was an American historian, meteorologist, entrepreneur, and author.^[1] He was the founder of the only magazine in the U.S. about weather, Weatherwise.

Selected works

David 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

S ee also

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

References

1. ^ Thomas, Robert, Jr. (1997-05-29). "David Ludlum, Weather Expert, Dies at 86". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E0DC123AF93AA15756C0A961958260. 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

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

Persondata
Name	Ludlum, David M.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1910
Place of birth	East Orange, New Jersey
Date of death	May 23, 1997
Place of death	Princeton, New Jersey