Person

Stout, Reginald William (Reg) (1921 - 2001)

Born
1921
Died
December 2001
Occupation
Technical officer

Summary

Reginald Stout worked for the Bureau of Meteorology for 35 years and played a major role in building up the Bureau facilities, particularly the radiosonde and radar networks and other meteorological instrumentation. He retired in 1981 and authored History of Major Meteorological Installation in Australia from 1945 to 1981, Metarch Papers No. 8, 1996.

Published resources

Books

  • Cornish, A.; Stout, R.; Swan, K.; Glendinning, C., Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s, Metarch Papers No. 8 (Bureau of Meteorology, 1996). Details

Resources

Resource Sections

  • Cornish, A.; Stout, R.; Swan, K.; Glendinning, C., 'Memories of the Bureau of Meteorology 1929-1946: History of Major Meteorological Installations in Australia From 1945-1981: Four Years in the RAAF Meteorological Service: the Bureau of Meteorology in Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s', in Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/0490.html. Details

See also

Helen Morgan

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