German meteorologist H. Seilkopf is credited with coining the term “jet stream” (Strahlströmung) in a 1939 paper. (Wikipedia)…what a pity. There goes a long held misconception. I always thought that the jet streams were discovered when jet aircraft came into general use – hence the name. It was a Japanese meteorologist who made the discovery in 1920.
@Cardinal, – isn’t that a pity? all these years I had the thought that jet streams were altogether unknown until somebody went up there. What a romantic, mysterious idea.