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Roger Revelle | |
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 Roger Revelle (left) with Robert and Mavis White in 1977 | |
| Born | Roger Randall Dougan Revelle March 7, 1909 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 1991 (aged 82) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pomona College University of California, Berkeley |
| Children | William Revelle |
| Awards | Alexander Agassiz Medal (1963) Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1984) Vannevar Bush Award (1984) William Bowie Medal (1968) National Medal of Science (1990) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego |
Roger Randall Dougan Revelle (March 7, 1909 – July 15, 1991) was a scientist and scholar who was instrumental in the formative years of the University of California, San Diego, and was among the early scientists to study anthropogenic global warming, as well as the movement of Earth's tectonic plates.[1] UC San Diego's first college is named Revelle College in his honor.[2][3]
- ^ Nierenberg, William A. (February 1992). "Obituary: Roger Revelle". Physics Today. 45 (2): 119–120. doi:10.1063/1.2809551. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013.
- ^ "Obituary". The Scientist Magazine®. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ Quarles, Philip (January 5, 2017). "Roger Revelle, Father of Global Warming, Predicts Life in the 21st Century | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved January 14, 2025.