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Rediscovering Eunice Newton Foote, the lost founder of climate science

22 September 2022

Roland Jackson (UCL Science & Technology Studies) explores the overlooked history of Eunice Newton Foote, the first scientist to make the connection between high atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and a warmer planet as far back as 1856.

Listen: BBC World Service ‘The Forum’ (from 3 mins 37 secs)