Vincent Schaefer

Chemist, Academic

1906 – 1993

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Who was Vincent Schaefer?

Vincent Joseph Schaefer was an American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding. On November 13, 1946, while a researcher at the General Electric Research Laboratory, Schaefer modified clouds in the Berkshire Mountains by seeding them with dry ice. While he was self-taught and never completed high school, he was issued 14 patents.

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Born
Jul 4, 1906
Schenectady
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Jul 25, 1993

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on July 23, 2013

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