Wallace Smith Broecker: American geochronologist and oceanographer
Wallace Smith Broecker (November 29, 1931 – February 18, 2019) was an American geophysicist.
He was the Newberry Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. He created the idea of a global "conveyor belt" and he was known for creating the term "global warming". Broecker received the Crafoord Prize and the Vetlesen Prize.
Wallace Smith Broecker | |
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 Pictured in 2010. | |
| Born | November 29, 1931 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2019 (aged 87) New York City, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Wheaton College, Illinois |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Carder Elizabeth Clark |
| Awards | Maurice Ewing Medal (1979) A.G. Huntsman Medal (1985) Vetlesen Prize (1987) Alexander Agassiz Medal (1986) Urey Medal (1990) Wollaston Medal (1990) National Medal of Science (1996) Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (2002) Crafoord Prize (2006) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2008) Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geochronology, chemical oceanography, climate |
| Institutions | Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
Broecker died in New York City on February 18, 2019 at the age of 87.
References
Other websites
- Glaciers That Speak in Tongues and other tales of global warming, by Wallace S. Broecker
- Interview with Wally Broecker, August 31, 2008
- Oral History interview transcript with Wallace S. Broecker 14 November 1997, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives
- Oral History interview transcript with Wallace S. Broecker 29 December 1995, 8 May & 6 June 1997, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives
- Canadian Broadcast Corporation audio interview with Wallace S. Broecker 21 April, 1975, CBC Archives
- BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
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