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John D. Cox - The Storm Watchers - 9780471381082 - V9780471381082
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The Storm Watchers

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Description for The Storm Watchers Hardcover. This is a lively, narrative history of the world's great weather tragedies - the greatest storms in history - and the epic quest by pioneering scientists to figure out how to accurately predict the weather. It tells the story of the development of meterology from the time of Aristotle up to current-day breakthroughs in weather prediction. Num Pages: 252 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBT; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
A lively, inspiring account of the pioneers who sought toaccurately predict the weather

Benjamin Franklin . . . James P. Espy . . . Cleveland Abbe . . .Carl-Gustaf Rossby . . . Jule G. Charney . . . just a few of theremarkable individuals who struggled against formidable odds tounderstand the atmosphere and predict the weather. Where they sawpatterns and processes, others saw randomness and tumult-and yetthey strove to make their voices heard, often saving lives in theprocess.

Storm Watchers takes you on a fascinating journey through time thatcaptures the evolution of weather forecasting. From the age whenmeteorology was considered one step removed from sorcery to themodern-day wizardry of supercomputers, John Cox introduces you tothe pioneering scientists whose work fulfilled an ancient dream andmade it possible to foretell the future. He tells the little-knownstories of these weathermen, such as Ptolemy's weather predictionsbased on astrology, John Finley's breakthrough research inidentifying tornadoes, and Tor Bergeron's new techniques of weatherforecasting, which contributed to its final worldwideacceptance.

Filled with extraordinary tales of bravery and sacrifice, StormWatchers will make you think twice the next time you turn on thelocal news to catch the weather report.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471381082
SKU
V9780471381082
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About John D. Cox
JOHN D. COX, a veteran science writer, is also the author of Weather for Dummies, which the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society called "extraordinary." His journalism experience includes work at the Sacramento Bee, Reuter Ltd., and United Press International. In 1995, Cox was awarded a Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he studied oceanography and atmospheric science.

Reviews for The Storm Watchers
"A fascinating volume in which John D. Cox looks at both thescience and the personalities of the men who made modernmeteorology." (The Associated Press) "...a fascinating volume in which John D. Cox looks both atthe science and personality of the men who made modernmeteorology..." (The Associated Press, 14 October 2002) "...This lively, inspiring account reveals thecourage and bravery of the early weather pioneers..."(Firstscience.com, 15 May 2003)

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