William Happer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

William Happer

American physicist

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1939

Place of Birth: Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Profession: physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

William Happer (born July 27, 1939) is an American physicist who has specialized in the study of atomic physics, optics and spectroscopy.
He is the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at Princeton University, and a long-term member of the JASON advisory group, where he pioneered the development of adaptive optics.
From 1991 to 1993, Happer served as director of the Department of Energy's Office of Science as part of the George H.W.
Bush administration.
He was dismissed from the Department of Energy in 1993 by the Clinton Administration after disagreements on the ozone hole.In 2018, Happer, who is not a climate scientist and who rejects the scientific consensus on climate change, joined the National Security Council of the Trump Administration to counter evidence linking carbon dioxide emissions to global warming.
In September 2019, he resigned from the Council.