Person Arrhenius; Svante August (1859 - 1927) Arrhenius Svante August 1859 - 1927 Male Vik, Sweden 19 February 1859 Stockholm, Sweden 02/10/1927 19271002

Chemistry Physics Career: In 1894 he used Fourier's equations to divide the surface of the planet into small squares and assessed the capacity of each segment to absorb and reflect solar radiation. From this he produced a series of temperature predictions for different latitudes and seasons determined by atmospheric concentrations of Carbon Dioxide that varied from two thirds to three times the then current value. Remarkably, his calculation that a doubling of Carbon Dioxide levels would cause a warming of 5 to 6 degrees Centigrade almost exactly mirrors the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's assessment which puts 5.8 degrees Centigrade at the top of its likely warming range. A polymath interested in everything from immunology to electrical engineering, he was an early investigator of the Northern Lights. After World War I took up political causes, campaigning for immunisation against small-pox. Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize (Chemistry) 1903 Medals and prizes: Davy Medal 1902 Foreign Member 30/06/1910 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1928 vol 119 pp ix-xix, plate, signed by J W Article 'Land of the Midnight Sums' in New Scientist 25 January 2003 pp50-51 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 'On the influence of carbonic acid in the air upon the temperature of the ground' 1895 Paper presented to the Stockholm Physical Society 19 Feb 1859 - 2 Oct 1927 NA4861 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes a68f8175-9e2f-4ffe-b998-db7f87af62e1