Jim Eachus has a Ph.D. in theoretical physics and 38
years of
experience as a software
developer. He has studied climate change extensively and has concluded
that it presents mankind with an unprecedented crisis. If Americans
unite
and lead the world by applying their energy and determination, it can
be overcome. If not, the future of civilization and perhaps even the
human race are at risk.
Jim's father, Dr. Joseph Eachus, was a mathematician. In the Second
World War, he was the US Navy's liaison to Bletchley Park,
the British
project north of London
where they broke the German Enigma code. While Joe was overseas,
Jim's mother, Ruth Porter Eachus, and her parents, Walter and Olive
Porter, kept the home front.
The stories of how his family experienced the War form the framework of
Jim's talk. The national experience of the war becomes a bridge to the
issue of climate change. At the same time,
that national experience is full of lessons on what we MUST do now.