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Google celebrates Eunice Newton Foote's 204th birth anniversary, an American scientist who pioneered climate change awareness in the mid-19th century and advocated for women's rights.
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Foote was born in 1819 in Connecticut and attended the Troy Female Seminary, where her love for science began to flourish.
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In the early 1850s, she conducted experiments with glass bell jars filled with different gases, discovering the significant heating effect of carbon dioxide in sunlight.
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Foote predicted that increased CO2 levels could lead to global warming, recognizing the role of greenhouse gases in climate change long before it became a major scientific discipline.
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Her groundbreaking papers on climate science and atmospheric static electricity, both published in 1856, were the first physics studies ever published by a woman in the US.
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Facing gender biases of her time, a male colleague presented her paper, emphasizing that science knows no nationality or gender.
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Foote's research ignited discussions in the scientific community, paving the way for further studies on the greenhouse gas effect.
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Beyond her contributions to climate science, she actively fought for women's rights alongside prominent activists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony.
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As the fifth signatory of the Declaration of Sentiments, Foote demanded equal rights and suffrage for women in social and legal spheres.
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Sadly, her scientific achievements were largely forgotten until 2010, when her work received the recognition it deserved posthumously.