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The Emergence of Atmospheric Science, 1930-1960

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James Fleming, Professor of Science, Technology and Society at Colby College will give a talk on "The Emergence of Atmospheric Science, 1930-1960".

Co-sponsored by the School of Economics, the School of History, Technology and Society and the School of Public Policy.

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James Rodger Fleming is a historian of science and technology and Professor of Science, Technology and Society at Colby College, Maine. His teaching bridges the sciences and the humanities, and his research interests involve the history of the geophysical sciences, especially meteorology and climate change.

Professor Fleming earned a B.S. in astronomy from Pennsylvania State University, an M.S. in atmospheric science from Colorado State University, and a Ph.D. in history from Princeton University. In 2003 Professor Fleming was elected a Fellow of the AAAS "for pioneering studies on the history of meteorology and climate change and for the advancement of historical work within meteorological societies." He held the Charles A. Lindberg Chair in Aerospace History at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution in 2005-06 and the AAAS Roger Revelle Fellowship in Global Stewardship at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in 2006-07.

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  • Created By:Carol Silvers
  • Created:04/20/2012
  • Modified By:Fletcher Moore
  • Modified:10/07/2016