Ted Fujita | Mr. Tornado | American Experience
Clip: Season 32 Episode 8 | 1m 16s
Ted Fujita's work on severe weather patterns earned Fujita the nickname “Mr. Tornado.”
Ted Fujita was a Japanese-American engineer turned meteorologist. In 1971, he introduced the “Fujita Scale”, a six-point scale to classify degrees of tornado intensity.
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Ted Fujita | Mr. Tornado | American Experience
Clip: Season 32 Episode 8 | 1m 16s
Ted Fujita was a Japanese-American engineer turned meteorologist. In 1971, he introduced the “Fujita Scale”, a six-point scale to classify degrees of tornado intensity.
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Ted Fujita's groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives. (30s)
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