Maurice Crewe's Biography
Maurice Crewe's Biography
Now retired after more than 40 years as a Meteorologist, the
first 20 dealing with military aviation.After a spell in technical administration
I spent nearly 6 years on operational research. The last 14 years I was responsible
for the National Meteorological Library & Archive at Bracknell.
As a member of the Royal Meteorological Society I have been associated with
the History Group since 1984 and I am on the editorial Board of Weather. In
addition I have produced newsletters for many years for the Library, an art
society and currently for the R. Met. S. History Group, and
have published several book reviews. I computerised two Occasional Publications
for the History Group.
My wife, Pat, and I have been actively involved in family history for many years,
with our own research and transcription of records andbelong to four Family
History Societies.
Publications
In the Royal Meteorological Society Journal “Weather”:-
1)The first meteorological research flight. v. 49 n. 2; 1994
2)Pen portraits of Presidents - George David Robinson, PhD.; v. 54 n.
2; 1999.
3)The army and meteorology - other gas and gaiters. Parts 1 & 2,
v. 55 n. 11 & 12; 2000
4)Met. assistants at work - RAF Cottesmore (a brief introduction to other
papers) v. 57 n. 4; 2002
5)The first 'obs' book? : The scheme proposed by Robert Hooke in 1663 for
observing and recording the weather is discussed. InMeteorological Magazine
(UK) v.117 n.1397; 1988
Plus several more technical items including A pocket guide to aviation meteorology
with Alan B Turner, London: M.O.D. Army Air CorpsCentre (5 editions).
Several papers presented to meetings on, for example, The Dines and the Meteorological
Office and Airships and Meteorology, and at least two papers on Meteorology
in London in the 17th Century, the start of scientific meteorology. - Maurice
Crewe