Harold Lewis

Harold ("Hal") Warren Lewis (born October 1, 1923 – May 26, 2011) was an American Emeritus Professor of Physics and former department chairman at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He was chairman of the JASON Defense Advisory Group from 1966 to 1973, and was active in US government investigations into safety of nuclear reactors.

For other people named Harold Lewis, see Harold Lewis (disambiguation).
Harold Lewis
Lewis in 1980
Born
Harold Warren Lewis

(1923-10-01)October 1, 1923
New York City, United States
DiedMay 26, 2011(2011-05-26) (aged 87)
Alma mater
  • New York University
  • University of California, Berkeley
Awards
  • Science Writing Award (1991)
Scientific career
Institutions
  • Bell Labs
  • University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
Academic advisorsJ. Robert Oppenheimer

In his 1990 book Technological Risk he warned of the risks of global warming. In 2010, after 67 years of membership, he resigned from the American Physical Society, citing what he saw as "the global warming scam, with the (literally) trillions of dollars driving it”.

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