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Obituary Notice, June 22, 2005Climate Science Pioneer: Charles David Keeling
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
"There are three occasions when dedication to scientific measurements has changed all of science," said Charles F. Kennel, Scripps director. "Tycho Brahe's observations of planets laid the foundation for Sir Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation. Albert Michelson's measurements of the speed of light laid the foundation for Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. Charles David Keeling's measurements of the global accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere set the stage for today's profound concerns about climate change. They are the single most important environmental data set taken in the 20th century. Dave Keeling was living proof that a scientist could, by sticking close to his bench, change the world. The loss is the world's loss, and the loss is also Scripps's, but, most of all, it is his family's loss."
The Keeling Curve:
THE INFLUENCE OF MAUNA LOA OBSERVATORY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 RESEARCH
Mauna Loa Observatory's Website
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