page_title: David Atlas
hierarchical_section_title: David Atlas
caption_attribution_description: Dr. David Atlas, a meteorologist known as one of the "Founding Fathers of Radar Meteorology" will be signing his book Reflections: A Memoir at the Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, Feb 10 and 11, in Long Beach, Calif.
context_page_description: David Atlas was an American meteorologist. He was one of the pioneers of radar meteorology. He worked for the US Air Force. He was professor at the University of Chicago and National Center for Atmospheric Research, researcher at NASA and private consultant.
  Atlas was born May 25, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York City, from Jewish parents who immigrated from Poland and Russia. He studied at the City College of New York. He retired in 1994.
  Atlas died on November 10, 2015 from complications following a stroke at a nursing home in Newark, New Jersey at the age of 91.
context_section_description: David Atlas (May 25, 1924 – November 10, 2015) was an American meteorologist. He was one of the pioneers of radar meteorology. He worked for the US Air Force. He was professor at the University of Chicago and National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), researcher at NASA and private consultant.
  Atlas was born May 25, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York City, from Jewish parents who immigrated from Poland and Russia. He studied at the City College of New York. He retired in 1994.
  Atlas died on November 10, 2015 from complications following a stroke at a nursing home in Newark, New Jersey at the age of 91.
caption: Atlas in 1983
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