Background
Krick, Irving Parkhurst was born on December 20, 1906 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of H. I. and Mabel (Royal) Krick.
Krick, Irving Parkhurst was born on December 20, 1906 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of H. I. and Mabel (Royal) Krick.
Bachelor, University California, 1928. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1934.
Assistant manager, radio station KTAB, 1928-1929;
meteorologist, 1930-1996;
became member of staff, California Institute Technology, 1933;
assistant professor meteorology, California Institute Technology, 1935-1938;
associate professor, professor and head department, California Institute Technology, 1938-1948;
organizer, president, American Institute Aerological Research and Water Resources Development Corporation, 1950;
president, Irving P. Krick Associations, Inc.
president, Irving P. Krick, Inc., Texas
president, Irving P. Krick Associations Canada Ltd.
chairman emeritus, senior consultant strategic Weather Svc., Krick Center Weather R & D, Palm Springs, California. Established meteorology department American Air Lines, Inc., 1935, established International Meteorological Cons. Superior vena cava syndrome, 1946, managing director.
Consultant in field, 1935-1936. Member science advisory group Von Kármán Army Air Force, 1945-1946.
Served as lieutenant Coast Artillery Corps United States Army, 1928-1936. Commissioned ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1938. Major, then lieutenant colonel United States Army Air Force, 1943.
Weather Directorate, Weather Central Division unit Commander of Long Range Forecast Unit A 1942-1943. Deputy director weather section United States Strategic Air Forces Europe, 1944. Chief weather information section Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces 1945.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate), Royal Society Arts. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (patron), Royal Meteorological Society, American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union (supporting member), Sigma Xi (supporting member).
Son of H. I. and Mabel (Royal) K. M. Jane Clark, May 23, 1930. 1 daughter, Marllynn.
M. Marie Spiro, November 18, 1946. 1 son, Irving Parkhurst World War II.