Caption: University of Wisconsin-Madison meteorologist Verner Suomi (left) looks at an early satellite instrument. Suomi and UW-Madison electrical engineer Robert Parent (not pictured) built one of the first instruments to allow scientists to study Earth's weather and climate from space, a radiometer that launched on the Explorer 7 satellite on Oct. 13, 1959. Their radiometer kicked off an era of satellite-assisted climate studies that now influence everything from global climate models to the weather maps on the nightly news.
Photo by: courtesy UW-Madison University Archives
Date: 1959
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Caption: A full-scale model of the Explorer 7 satellite, which will be on display at a celebration of the 50th anniversary of its launch on Oct. 13, 1959. It carried one of the first instruments to allow scientists to study Earth's weather and climate from space, a radiometer built by University of Wisconsin-Madison meteorologist Verner Suomi and electrical engineer Robert Parent. Their radiometer kicked off an era of satellite-assisted climate studies that now influence everything from global climate models to the weather maps on the nightly news.
Photo by: courtesy UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center
Date: 1959
Original submitted artwork

Caption: Pictured circa 1959, University of Wisconsin-Madison meteorologist Verner Suomi (right) and electrical engineer Robert Parent work on an early satellite instrument in this historical photo. The pair built one of the first instruments to allow scientists to study Earth's weather and climate from space, a radiometer that launched on the Explorer 7 satellite on Oct. 13, 1959. Their radiometer kicked off an era of satellite-assisted climate studies that now influence everything from global climate models to the weather maps on the nightly news.
Photo by: courtesy UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center
Date: 1959
Original submitted photo