James Rodger Fleming


James Rodger Fleming, is a historian of science and technology, and the Charles A. Dana Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Emeritus at Colby College, and author of the book Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control.

Life and career

Fleming earned degrees from Pennsylvania State University, Colorado State University, and Princeton University. He was a professor in the Science, Technology, and Society Program at Colby College for 33 years and retired in 2021. Fleming is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a fellow of the American Meteorological Society. He is regarded as an expert for climate engineering, and critical of technological fixes to address global warming.

Awards and honors

and the AAAS Roger Revelle Fellowship in Global Stewardship during his time as a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.