James Hansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James Hansen

American physicist

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1941

Place of Birth: Denison, Iowa, United States

Profession: physicist, astrophysicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

James Edward Hansen (born 29 March 1941) is an American adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his advocacy of action to avoid dangerous climate change.
In recent years he has become a climate activist to mitigate the effects of global warming, on a few occasions leading to his arrest.