Ragnar Fjørtoft
Ragnar Fjørtoft | |
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| Born | August 1, 1913 |
| Died | May 28, 1998 (aged 84) |
| Spouse | Ragnhild Nordskog |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav, International Meteorological Organization Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Oslo, University of Copenhagen, Institute for Advanced Study |
Ragnar Fjørtoft (1 August 1913 – 28 May 1998) was an internationally recognized Norwegian meteorologist. He was part of a Princeton, New Jersey team that in 1950 performed the first successful numerical weather prediction using the ENIAC electronic computer. He was also a professor of meteorology at the University of Copenhagen and director of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.