“One day I asked her, ‘Why are egg yolks yellow?’ She said, ‘why don’t you find out?’” So he did.
For his part, Mann is thrilled to be sharing the award with Washington, his longtime idol.
“He is one of our most distinguished alumni,” Mann said.
He collaborated in creating the earliest computer climate models and went on to advise six presidents about climate change : Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W.
He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 2010 by President Obama.
Washington was an early pioneer of climate modeling.
She left college after two years because she was upset about it.” In grade school, Washington read books about George Washington Carver and other black Americans “doing interesting science.” By high school, he had decided on a career in physics.
Today, I probably have more computing power in my smartphone than in those very early computers.” Most of the presidents he advised — with the exception of Obama — were more interested in supporting climate research than mitigation, he said.
He doesn’t get advice, like most presidents [do],” Washington said.
“He doesn’t have any interest in reading any reports on any subject, not just science.