Tihomir Novakov
Tihomir Novakov, Ph.D known also as Tica Novakov (March 16, 1929 – January 2, 2015) was an Serbian-born American physicist. As a scientist, Novakov was known for his black carbon, air quality, and climate change research. James Hansen dubbed him "the godfather of black carbon."[1] He was born in Sombor, Serbia.
Tihomir Novakov | |
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Born | |
Died | January 2, 2015 | (aged 85)
Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
Occupation | Physicist |
Spouse(s) | Marica Cvetković (m. 1954–2014) (her death) |
Children | Anna Novakov |
Novakov died on January 2, 2015 in Kensington, California from natural causes, aged 85.[2]
References
- ↑ Chen, Allan. "Carbonaceous Aerosols and Climate Change: How Researchers Proved Black Carbon is a Significant Force in the Atmosphere". Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ↑ Thomas Kirchstetter (January 2015). Tihomir Novakov, 1929-2015. eetd.lbl.gov. http://eetd.lbl.gov/news/article/59381/tihomir-novakov-1929-2015.