Background
Schaefer, Vincent Joseph was born on July 4, 1906 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Peter Aloysius and Rose (Agnes) Schaefer.
( More than 400 photographs and line drawings illustrate ...)
More than 400 photographs and line drawings illustrate every kind of atmospheric phenomenon: clouds of every type; storms, from cloudbursts to hurricanes; and sky colors.
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This Peterson First guide contains easy-to-understand answers to questions about the weather, such as why the sky is blue, what makes it rain, and what causes rainbows. The book also features 116 color photographs that show how to identify clouds, with explanations of what each cloud type tells about the weather to come.
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research center director emeritus
Schaefer, Vincent Joseph was born on July 4, 1906 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Peter Aloysius and Rose (Agnes) Schaefer.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Notre Dame, 1948. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Siena College, 1975. Doctor of Science, York University, Toronto, Canada, 1983.
Apprentice machinist, General Electric Apprentice Course, Schenectady, 1922-1926; research assistant, General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, 1932; research associate, General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, 1938-1954; director research, Munitalp Foundation, New York City, 1952-1958; director research, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center State University of New York, Albany, 1960-1965; director, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center State University of New York, Albany, 1965-1975; research consultant, Albany, 1976-1993. Consultant General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, 1958-1963, Boeing Company, Seattle.
(More than 400 photographs and line drawings illustrate ev...)
( More than 400 photographs and line drawings illustrate ...)
( This Peterson First guide contains easy-to-understand a...)
(Field Guide to the Atmosphere by John A. Day and Vincent ...)
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Board of directors The Mohawk Preserve, 1978-1993. Trustee Huyck Preserve, Rensselaerville, New York, 1963-1993. Honorary trustee Rensselaeville Institute, 1965-1993.
Member community advisory board WMHT Public Broadcasting Service-television, Schenectady, 1982-1993. Fellow American Geophysical Union, American Institute Chenistists, American Meteorological Society (honorary, certified consultant meteorologist).
Son of; married Lois Perret, July 27, 1935 (deceased July 1992). Children: Susan, Katherine, James.