Joseph Smagorinsky [SEP] date of birth
Joseph Smagorinsky
Joseph Smagorinsky (29 January 1924 – 21 September 2005) was an American meteorologist and the first director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL).
Early life.
Joseph Smagorinsky was born to Nathan Smagorinsky and Dina Azaroff. His parents were from Gomel, Belarus, which they fled during the life-threatening pogroms of the early 20th Century. Nathan and Dina bore three sons in Gomel: Jacob (who died as an infant), Samuel (
recognizing Smagorinsky as one of NOAA's Top Ten History Makers
- Pioneering meteorologist Smagorinsky dies Princeton University obituary
- Weather By Numbers Mr. Wizard Studios feature on numerical weather prediction, highlighting Smagorinsky's work.
- American Institute of Physics 1986 interview 1986 interview with Smagorinsky on the status of the field.
- Oral History Transcript — Dr. Joseph Smagorinsky 
-  Interview With Professor J. Smagorinsky