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H. H. C. (Henry Harrison Chase) Dunwoody
1842–1933
A soldier-scientist with a knack for practical ideas, this 19th-century writer explored weather lore and forecasting with the same curiosity that later led him to a breakthrough in early radio technology.
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Weather proverbs
by H. H. C. (Henry Harrison Chase) Dunwoody
About the author
Born in Ohio in 1842, Henry Harrison Chase Dunwoody built a wide-ranging career as a U.S. Army officer, weather expert, inventor, and writer. After graduating from West Point in 1866, he spent much of his service in the Signal Office, where he worked in military meteorology and weather forecasting.
As an author, he is best known for Weather Proverbs and other works tied to rainfall, temperature, and crop reporting. His writing reflects a practical interest in how weather patterns could be observed, organized, and explained for everyday use.
Dunwoody is also remembered beyond his books for inventing the carborundum radio detector in 1906, an important step in the early development of wireless communication. He died in 1933, leaving behind a life that connected military service, science, and clear, useful writing.