Eville Gorham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian-American scientist whose focus has been understanding the chemistry of fresh waters
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Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Eville Gorham
- Eville Gorham (PhD LlD DSc FAAAS FRSC MNAS FESA) is a Canadian-American scientist whose focus has been understanding the chemistry of fresh waters and the ecology and biogeochemistry of peatlands.
- In the process, Gorham made a number of practical contributions that included discovering the influence of acid rain in lake acidification, plus the importance of the biological magnification of radioactive fallout isotopes in northern food chains.
- The former led to legislation and redesign of the power plants of the world to scrub sulfur, and the latter was an early step toward the establishment of an atmospheric nuclear test ban treaty. Gorham emphasizes that discovery in science is often the result of chance and serendipity, and encourages students to watch for the opportunities that chance provides.
- He was recognized by the National Academy of Sciences as a renaissance scholar and has influenced the careers of others.
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