George Cressman, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1919
Date of Death: 17-Apr-2008
Profession: meteorologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About George Cressman
- George Cressman (Oct.
- 7, 1919 – April 17, 2008) was the National Weather Service director who applied computers to meteorology and helped to change weather forecasting into a codified science.
- In the 1950s, Dr.
- Cressman was responsible for developing the first program to accurately and reliably forecast the weather using a computer.
- The method was called the “Cressman Analysis” or “Cressman Method” and changed forecasting methods and allowed meteorologists to develop numerical weather prediction.
- He was the director of the Weather Service from 1965-1979.
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