Gilbert Plass
Gilbert Norman Plass (March 22, 1920 – March 1, 2004) was a Canadian physicist who in the 1950s made predictions about the increase in global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the 20th century and its effect on the average temperature of the planet that closely match measurements reported half a century later.
Gilbert Norman Plass | |
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| Born | March 22, 1920 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 1, 2004 (aged 83) Bryan, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian-American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, Princeton University |
| Known for | Research into the warming properties of carbon dioxide |
| Spouse | Thyra |
| Children | Gordon Marc Plass and Lucie Susan Plass Kerwood |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Thesis | Black body radiation in the theory of action at a distance. (1946) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Archibald Wheeler |
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