left: Speaker Dr. Paul MacCready’s company, AeroVironment, developed a lightweight, 247-foot solar-powered plane, Helios, that flew over Hawaii and reached an altitude of 96,863 feet. right: Speaker John Stossel, co-host of 20/20, on the cover of his bestselling book.

Dr. Gregory Benford

presented: “In Case of Abrupt Climate Shift, Break Glass:
Stabilizing the Future Greenhouse Earth”

Having published over 30 books, Dr. Gregory Benford has won many awards, including the Nebula Award for his novel Timescape and the United Nations Medal for Literature. Dr. Benford he is a professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine. He is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, was Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University, and in 1995 received the Lord Prize for contributions to science. A fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences, he continues his research in both astrophysics and plasma physics.

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This lecture is on the 3rd part of the Environmental Wars recordings set, available on DVD, VHS, CD or audio cassette formats. It is available to order individually, or as part of the full set.