Linda Zall
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Linda Zall is an environmental scientist who previously worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. While at the CIA she was responsible for establishing in 1992 a task force named Medea, which specialized in using spy satellite images to produce environmental data.[1][2]
Personal life
Zall grew up in North Hornell. Her father was the manager of a large dairy.[1]
Zall married and divored Charles Sheffield, an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction writer. The pair had two daughters Elizabeth and Victoria Sheffield.[3][4]
Education
Zall received a PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Cornell University. While at the school, she was mentored by Donald J. Belcher.[1]
Career
Zall worked at the Earth Satellite Corporation From 1975 to 1984 before moving to the CIA in 1985. She retired in 2013.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Broad, William (5 January 2021). "Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/science/linda-zall-cia.html.
- ↑ Sanchez, Kate (5 January 2021). "Go read these stories about the use of spy satellite images in environmental studies". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/5/22215778/spy-satellites-cia-climate-change-environmental-studies-new-york-times.
- ↑ Pace, Eric (9 January 2002). "Charles Sheffield, 67, Physicist And Author of Science Fiction". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/09/arts/charles-sheffield-67-physicist-and-author-of-science-fiction.html.
- ↑ Estrada, Louie (3 November 2002). "Charles Sheffield Dies at 67". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/11/03/charles-sheffield-dies-at-67/62af58b8-63b7-4a1a-a9fc-3ea9f2725aa7/.
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