Inventor's name: Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita
Date of birth: October 23 1920
Date of death: November 19 1998
Invention: He invented the "F" scale for rating tornadoes. It goes from F0 which is little damage and wind up to 72 m/h to F5 which has incredible damage and winds up to 261 m/h.
Source: www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/fujita/wfujobit.htm