Eunice Newton Foote

Biography

Eunice Newton Foote was the first scientist to demonstrate the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide. In 1856 — three years before John Tyndall's more famous experiments — she showed that a cylinder of CO2 heated more in sunlight than one filled with air, and that it cooled more slowly. As a woman, she was not allowed to present her own paper at the AAAS meeting; a male colleague read it for her. Her work was forgotten for over 150 years.

尤尼斯·牛顿·富特是第一位证明二氧化碳温室效应的科学家。1856年——比约翰·廷德尔更著名的实验早三年——她表明装有CO2的圆筒在阳光下比装满空气的加热更多，冷却更慢。作为一名女性，她不被允许在AAAS会议上宣读自己的论文；由一位男同事代为宣读。她的工作被遗忘了150多年。

Key Achievements

• First to demonstrate CO2 greenhouse effect (1856)

  第一个证明CO2温室效应（1856年）

• Preceded Tyndall's experiments by three years

  比廷德尔的实验早三年

• Work rediscovered after 150+ years

  工作在150多年后被重新发现

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Eunice Newton Foote — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_Newton_Foote
2. Foote, E.N. 'Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays,' American Journal of Science, 1856.