William Nierenberg
- Born: February 13, 1919 (New York, New York)
- Died: September 10, 2000 (La Jolla, California)
Education
- 1939: BS, City College of New York
- 1942: MA, Columbia University
- 1947: PhD, Columbia University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1946–1948: Columbia University, Instructor in Physics
- 1948–1950: University of Michigan, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1950–1953: University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1954–1965: University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Physics
- 1960–1962: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Assistant Secretary General for Scientific Affairs
- 1965–1986: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Director
- 1986–2000: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Director Emeritus
Other Positions
- 1942–1945: Manhattan Project, Columbia SAM Laboratories, Researcher
- 1953–1954: Columbia University, Director, Hudson Laboratories
- 1969–1986: University of California, San Diego, Vice Chancellor, Marine Science
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1958–1960: Consultant, National Security Agency
- 1969–1970: Member, White House Task Force on Oceanography
- 1971–1975: Chair, National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere
- 1971–1978: Member, National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere
- 1972–1978: Member, National Science Board
- 1978–1982: Chair, Advisory Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1978–1984: Member, Space Panel, Naval Studies Board, National Research Council
- 1979–1982: Member, Council, National Academy of Sciences
- 1980–1983: Chair, Carbon Dioxide Assessment Committee, National Academy of Sciences
- 1982–1988: Member, National Science Board
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
University of California at San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography Archives, La Jolla, California
Online Finding Aid
Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Office of the Director Papers, William Nierenberg: University of California at San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography Archives, La Jolla, California
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1976: Available Online
- 1986: Available Online
- 2000: Available Online
Published Resources
Charles F. Kennell, Richard S. Lindzen, and Walter Munk, "William Aaron Nierenberg: 1919-2000", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, and Matthew Shindell, "From Chicken Little to Dr. Pangloss: William Nierenberg, Global Warming, and the Social Deconstruction of Scientific Knowledge," Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences 38 (2008): 109-152
Nicolas Nierenberg, Walter R. Tschinkel, and Victoria J. Tschinkel, "Early Climate Change Consensus at the National Academy: The Origins and Making of 'Changing Climate'," Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences 40 (2010): 318-349
