About Wallace E. Howell
Lived 1914 – 1999 (aged 84–85). Wallace E. Howell was a meteorologist.
Wallace E. Howell (1914–1999) was an American meteorologist known for his work in cloud seeding and weather modification.
Early life and education Wallace was born in 1914. He studied at Harvard University in the 1930s and served as a weatherman with the Army Air Corps during World War II. In 1948, he earned a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focusing on cloud physics and the use of silver iodide and dry ice in cloud seeding. His efforts received extensive media coverage. Howell was cautious in attributing the increased rainfall solely to his efforts, suggesting that his work may have contributed to a modest increase.
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American meteorologist (1914–1999)
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Wallace E. Howell was born in 1914.
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Wallace E. Howell died in 1999.
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Wallace E. Howell was a meteorologist.
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