A scientist proved climate change 170 years ago. Google is honoring her.

A $5-million grant continues legacy of “grandmother of climate science” Eunice Foote.

The fight against climate change is much older than you might think, with the seed of modern climate science snaking its way through the annals of academic history to a name you might not have even heard of: Eunice Newton Foote.

Foote was a women’s rights activist. She was the first woman to be published in a physics journal. She hypothesized what would later be the general public’s leading touchstone for measuring climate change. She was also born — perhaps shockingly — in 1819.

Most importantly, Foote’s work is strong proof that we’ve long known the Earth’s climate is sensitive to human actions.

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