Hales, J. Vern, 1917-1997

J. Vern Hales was born in Provo, Utah, on July 21, 1917. He died at his residence in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 29, 1997.

Hales began his education at Brigham Young University in his home state, receiving a B.S. in physics and mathematics in 1938. He continued his graduate studies at the California Institute of Technology, receiving an M.S. in meteorology in 1941, and in 1952 he received a Ph.D. in meteorology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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