Bernard Vonnegut

Bernard Vonnegut was an American atmospheric scientist credited with discovering that silver iodide could be used effectively in cloud seeding to produce snow and rain. He was the older brother of American novelist Kurt Vonnegut.

Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to architect Kurt Vonnegut Sr , partner in the firm of Vonnegut, Wright amp Yeager, and homemaker Edith Sophia Lieber . He was named after his grandfather, architect Bernard Vonnegut Sr, cofounder of the firm of Vonnegut amp Bohn. He attended Park School and earned a B.S. in chemistry and Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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