Female climate scientist is finally honored for her contributions 162 years later
A simple experiment by Eunice Foote in the mid-1800s discovered how CO2 could warm the atmosphere.
... Foote was the first scientist to make the connection between carbon dioxide and climate change. She discovered CO2’s warming properties in 1856, more than 160 years ago and three years before John Tyndall...
https://thinkprogress.org/female-climate-scientist-eunice-foote-finally-honored-for-her-contributions-162-years-later/