Donella H. Meadows
Born in 1941
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Donella H. "Dana" Meadows was a prominent American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer.
She earned a B.A. in chemistry from Carleton College and a Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard.
Meadows became a research fellow at MIT, working with Jay Forrester, the inventor of system dynamics.
She taught at Dartmouth College for 29 years, starting in 1972.
Meadows was a pioneering figure in environmental science and systems thinking, known for her work on sustainability and global modeling.
Her interdisciplinary approach combined scientific rigor with accessible writing, making complex concepts understandable to a broad audience.
