Roger P. Revelle

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gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Tyler_Prize_for_Environmental_Achievement
gptkbp:birthDate 1909-03-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ellen_Revelle
gptkb:Mary_Revelle
gptkb:William_Revelle
gptkb:Anne_Revelle
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Keeling_Curve
gptkbp:deathDate 1991-07-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Diego,_California,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Harold_C._Urey
gptkbp:education gptkb:Pomona_College
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Scripps_Institution_of_Oceanography
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkbp:fieldOfWork climate science
geophysics
oceanography
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Roger_Randall_Dougan_Revelle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roger P. Revelle
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:environmental_policy
environmental science
gptkbp:knownFor pioneering research on global warming
studies of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
helping to found the University of California, San Diego
early warnings about climate change
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:NOAA_Ship_Revelle
gptkb:Revelle_College_at_UCSD
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Al_Gore
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:scientist
biologist
gptkbp:positionHeld professor at Harvard University
Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
founding director of UCSD
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Tellus
gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:science
gptkbp:signature Roger_P_Revelle_signature.png
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_Clark_Revelle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moline,_Illinois,_United_States
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