“Few in the world of atmospheric science have enjoyed a career as varied, illustrious, and extended as the one carved out by Simpson, who died in late 2014 at the age of 102. We’re lucky that Simpson took the time to document his busy life in detail, as told in Hurricane Pioneer. . . . Five stars for the gentle eloquence of its narrator and for its unique perspective on a twentieth-century life in atmospheric science.”
— Robert Henson, Weather Underground