Gordon Hamilton (scientist)

Gordon Hamilton (died October 22, 2016) was a Scottish climate scientist who studied glaciers.[1] He died on a trip to Antarctica in 2016 when his snowmobile fell into a crevasse. He was 50 at the time of his death.[2]

Native to Scotland, Hamilton received a doctorate from the University of Cambridge and was a professor of the University of Maine.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "For Gordon Hamilton, a Life of Discovery and Danger". The New York Times. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Famed British climate scientist Gordon Hamilton plunges to his death in Antarctica crevasse".
  3. ↑ "Professor, 50, dies after plunging down 100 ft. crevasse in Antarctica".
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