Severe and Unusual Weather by Joe R. Eagleman

by Joe R. Eagleman

Book by Eagleman, Joe R.

Hardcover

First published August 1, 1990

About the author

Joe R. Eagleman (1936- ) was born on a farm near West Plains Missouri. He received the PhD from the University of Missouri in 1963 and was a professor at the University of Kansas for 39 years. He taught thousands of students through his courses there and many thousands more through four different textbooks used by over a hundred universities over a span of several decades. He directed a successful experiment, funded by NASA, on Skylab and invented a tornado in his laboratory that was used by Universal Studios for the 50 ft. tornado attraction in the Twister Building in Orlando Florida for several decades. Another display of the tornado he created is a featured attraction at the Exploratorium in San Francisco from the 1980's to present. His technical book, THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADOES AND BUILDING DAMAGE, includes his tornado safety research which resulted in changes that have been adopted nationally.
He has recorded three albums of original music. The latest, BREATH OF FRESH AIR, was released in 2018 and contains 11 songs composed by him and sung by him and his grandson, Trevor.
His autobiography, NAME YOUR PRICE, tells of his early life on a farm where he was the 11th of 12 children. He describes discipline and learning experiences in the one room rural grade school and dealing with a bully on the playground. It includes his experiences as a scientist as well as a number of unusual hobbies including activities as an artist, musician, luthier, marksman, taxidermist, world traveler and other endeavors. His book of poetry, POETRY OF LOVE AND LIFE, was published in 2019. His book, MONUMENTAL MOMENTS, tells of all the significant moments that changed the course of his life and was also published in 2019.