Welsh physicist (1931–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir John Theodore Houghton CBE FRS FLSW (30 December 1931 – 15 April 2020) was a Welsh atmospheric physicist. He was the co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC). He was the lead editor of first three IPCC reports. He was professor in atmospheric physics at the University of Oxford. He also was a Director General at the Met Office and founder of the Hadley Centre.
Sir John T. Houghton | |
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Born | Dyserth, Wales, U.K. | 30 December 1931
Died | 15 April 2020 88) | (aged
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford (B.A., 1951, M.A, 1955, PhD, 1955)[1] |
Awards | The Chree Medal and Prize (1979) Japan Prize (2006) Albert Einstein World Award of Science (2009) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Atmospheric physics |
Institutions |
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