Invisible in the Storm is the first book to recount the history, personalities, and ideas behind
one of the greatest scientific successes of modern times--the use of mathematics in weather …

During the course of this century, meteorology has become unified, physics-based, and
highly computational. Calculating the Weather: Meteorology in the 20th Century explains …

In late 1945, the distinguished mathematician John von Neumann needed a suitably difficult
scientific problem amenable to a numerical solution to showcase the capabilities of his …

Weather, in all its variety and majesty, is both a source of Earth's awe-inspiring beauty and a
powerful, threatening force. With the brilliant technological innovations of recent times …

American meteorology was synonymous with subjective weather forecasting in the early
twentieth century. Controlled by the Weather Bureau and with no academic programs of its …

The history of the growth and professionalization of American meteorology and its
transformation into a physics-and mathematics-based scientific discipline. For much of the …

From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind
the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our …

I imperfection by H. Tennekes [Weather, 43 (4), pp. 165-1701 with great interest. It is useful
to learn the views of an eminent professional on likely future directions in weather …

TheHandbook of Meteorology gives specialists and non-specialists alike a clear
understanding of the way our weather functions. It provides scientific answers to questions …

In the winter of 1917 Lewis Fry Richardson was driving an ambulance for a French infantry
di vision on the Western Front. At the same time, in spare moments behind the lines, he was …