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Richard Lindzen

Summary

Richard Lindzen (born 1940) is an American atmospheric physicist and professor emeritus at MIT, one of the most credentialed scientific dissenters from the mainstream climate change consensus, known for his iris hypothesis and criticism of climate models.

Core Contribution

Developed the iris hypothesis on cloud feedback; the most credentialed scientific voice challenging mainstream climate sensitivity estimates.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • climate science
  • climate skepticism
  • atmospheric physics
  • MIT

Historical Influences

Atmospheric science

Intellectual Lineage

Atmospheric physics MIT climate science

Contemporaries & Peers

Climate scientists

Minds Influenced

Climate science skepticismclimate policy debate

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