Spencer R. Weart
Spencer R. Weart was the director of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics from 1971 until his retirement in 2009.Life
Originally trained as a physicist, he is now a historian of science. He earned his B.A. in Physics at Cornell University in 1963 and a Ph.D. in Physics and Astrophysics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1968.Interviews
In 1990, he interviewed Mikhail Budyko, and in 1997, he interviewed Wallace Broecker.Works
He has produced numerous historical articles and two children's science books and written or co-edited eleven other books, including the following:
While at AIP he also produced and edited an award-winning website with historical exhibits.
