Albert Allen Bartlett
Physicist and educator
Born
1923
102 years ago
Died
September 7th, 2013
12 years ago — 90 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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Contributions to physics education and population awareness marked a significant part of an academic career. The individual served as a professor of physics at the University of Colorado Boulder for several decades. Lectures on the exponential growth of population and its implications became widely recognized. Efforts included numerous public lectures and presentations aimed at promoting understanding of scientific principles.
Delivered the popular lecture 'Arithmetic, Population, and Energy'
Published extensively on physics and population issues
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