He was born in Brooklyn, New York. After earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Brooklyn College, in 1943 he entered the University of Chicago as an Army Air Cadet. He completed his master's degree in 1945,[1] then, following his release from military service as a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces,[2] he became a doctoral student in the meteorology department. In 1948 he explored an interest in planetary meteorology, and spent his time at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona observing Mars.[3] His dissertation was titled, Some Aspects of the Meteorology of Mars.[1] On May 20, 1950, Hess had the unusual distinction of reporting a UFO sighting from Flagstaff, saying it was a bright disk cutting through clouds and "definitely was not an airplane".[4]
In 1950, he joined the newly formed meteorology department at Florida State University, where he would spend the remainder of his career and later twice served as the department chairman. Starting in 1966, he was associate dean at the University for several years.[5] He served as head of the meteorology science team for the Viking landers,[6] and helped design the weather instruments for the Viking 1.[5] On July 21, 1976, he made the first ever extraterrestrial weather report, giving the atmospheric conditions at Chryse Planitia, Mars.[7] In 1978, he received the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professorship, the highest honor awarded by FSU. His work titled Introduction to theoretical meteorology was published in 1959; it was reprinted in 1979. He died from complications following surgery for cancer.[3] In 1983, the Seymour Hess Memorial Symposium was held in his honor by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abHess, Seymour L. (February 1950). "Some Aspects of the Meteorology of Mars". Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 7 (1): 1–13. Bibcode:1950JAtS....7....1H. doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1950)007<0001:SAOTMO>2.0.CO;2.
^Hess, Seymour (September 1945). "A Statistical Study of the Deepening and Filling of Extratropical Cyclones". Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 2 (3): 179–184. Bibcode:1945JAtS....2..179H. doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1945)002<0179:ASSOTD>2.0.CO;2.
^ abBaum, W. A. (1985), "Seymour Lester Hess (1920–1982)", in Garry E. Hunt (ed.), Recent advances in planetary meteorology, CUP Archive, pp. ix, ISBN9780521258869.
^Spignesi, Stephen J. (2000). The UFO book of lists. Citadel Press. p. 87. ISBN0-8065-2109-0. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
^ ab. Research In Review. Florida State University. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
^. On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet. 1958–1978. SP–4212. NASA. Archived from the original on 2004-11-18. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
seymour, hess, seymour, lester, hess, october, 1920, january, 1982, american, meteorologist, planetary, scientist, seymour, lester, hessborn, 1920, october, 1920brooklyn, yorkdiedjanuary, 1982, 1982, aged, alma, materbrooklyn, collegeuniversity, chicagoknown, . Seymour Lester Hess October 27 1920 January 15 1982 was an American meteorologist and planetary scientist Seymour Lester HessBorn 1920 10 27 October 27 1920Brooklyn New YorkDiedJanuary 15 1982 1982 01 15 aged 61 Alma materBrooklyn CollegeUniversity of ChicagoKnown forHead of meteorology for Viking programAwardsRobert O Lawton Distinguished ProfessorshipScientific careerFieldsAtmospheric sciencesInstitutionsUnited States Army Air ForcesLowell ObservatoryFlorida State University He was born in Brooklyn New York After earning a bachelor s degree in chemistry from Brooklyn College in 1943 he entered the University of Chicago as an Army Air Cadet He completed his master s degree in 1945 1 then following his release from military service as a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces 2 he became a doctoral student in the meteorology department In 1948 he explored an interest in planetary meteorology and spent his time at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona observing Mars 3 His dissertation was titled Some Aspects of the Meteorology of Mars 1 On May 20 1950 Hess had the unusual distinction of reporting a UFO sighting from Flagstaff saying it was a bright disk cutting through clouds and definitely was not an airplane 4 In 1950 he joined the newly formed meteorology department at Florida State University where he would spend the remainder of his career and later twice served as the department chairman Starting in 1966 he was associate dean at the University for several years 5 He served as head of the meteorology science team for the Viking landers 6 and helped design the weather instruments for the Viking 1 5 On July 21 1976 he made the first ever extraterrestrial weather report giving the atmospheric conditions at Chryse Planitia Mars 7 In 1978 he received the Robert O Lawton Distinguished Professorship the highest honor awarded by FSU His work titled Introduction to theoretical meteorology was published in 1959 it was reprinted in 1979 He died from complications following surgery for cancer 3 In 1983 the Seymour Hess Memorial Symposium was held in his honor by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 8 References edit a b Hess Seymour L February 1950 Some Aspects of the Meteorology of Mars Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 7 1 1 13 Bibcode 1950JAtS 7 1H doi 10 1175 1520 0469 1950 007 lt 0001 SAOTMO gt 2 0 CO 2 Hess Seymour September 1945 A Statistical Study of the Deepening and Filling of Extratropical Cyclones Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 2 3 179 184 Bibcode 1945JAtS 2 179H doi 10 1175 1520 0469 1945 002 lt 0179 ASSOTD gt 2 0 CO 2 a b Baum W A 1985 Seymour Lester Hess 1920 1982 in Garry E Hunt ed Recent advances in planetary meteorology CUP Archive pp ix ISBN 9780521258869 Spignesi Stephen J 2000 The UFO book of lists Citadel Press p 87 ISBN 0 8065 2109 0 Retrieved 2011 07 28 a b In Remembrance Our Man on Mars Research In Review Florida State University Archived from the original on 2011 08 11 Retrieved 2011 07 28 Mars Experiments Science Teams and Investigators On Mars Exploration of the Red Planet 1958 1978 SP 4212 NASA Archived from the original on 2004 11 18 Retrieved 2011 07 28 Smith Arthur E 1989 Mars the next step CRC Press p 40 ISBN 0 85274 026 3 G E Hunt ed 1985 Reviews Geological Magazine 122 6 673 doi 10 1017 S0016756800032155 External links edit Seymour Lester Hess docteur 1920 1981 RR0 in French Retrieved 2011 07 28 Seymour Hess at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seymour Hess amp oldid 1217159423, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
