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Wheeler J. North

American marine biologist

Died when: 80 years 352 days (971 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Wheeler J. North

Wheeler James North (January 2, 1922 – December 20, 2002), born in San Francisco, California, was a marine biologist and environmental scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the California Institute of Technology.

He is best known for his pioneering work to understand the ecology of California’s coastal kelp forests, and pioneering work in biomass fuels and the sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide.


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