Eunice Newton Foote
American scientist and inventor
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Eunice Newton Foote was an American scientist, inventor, and women's rights campaigner. She was the first scientist to confirm that certain gases warm when exposed to sunlight, and that therefore rising ... Wikipedia
Born: July 17, 1819, Goshen, CT
Died: September 30, 1888 (age 69 years), Lenox, MA
Spouse: Elisha Foote (m. 1841; died 1883)
Education: Emma Willard School
Known for: Theory of the effect of carbon dioxide gas on atmospheric temperature
Children: Augusta Foote Arnold and Mary Foote Henderson
Grandchild: John Henderson Jr.