Tihomir Novakov
Tihomir Novakov | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1929 |
| Died | January 2, 2015 (aged 85) |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Spouse |
Marica Cvetković
(m. 1954–2014) |
| Children | Anna 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." He was born in Sombor, Serbia.
Novakov died on January 2, 2015 in Kensington, California from natural causes, aged 85.
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.
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