The Politics of Earthquake Prediction

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The Politics of Earthquake Prediction is a suspenseful account of what happens when scientists predict an enormous earthquake for a specific day--an earthquake that did not, in this instance, happen, but which, if it had, would have been one of the most destructive of our century. Working in a field...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Olson, Richard Stuart, 1946-
Otros Autores: Nigg, Joanne M., Podestá, Bruno, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Earthquake prediction > Political aspects.
Diplomatic relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Tremblements de terre > Prevision > Aspect politique.
United States.
Peru.
Perou > Relations exterieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > Perou.
Peru > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Peru.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Politics of Earthquake Prediction is a suspenseful account of what happens when scientists predict an enormous earthquake for a specific day--an earthquake that did not, in this instance, happen, but which, if it had, would have been one of the most destructive of our century. Working in a field where uncertainty abounds, Dr. Brian Brady of the U.S. Bureau of Mines and Dr. William Spence of the U.S. Geological Survey gradually came to the conclusion that a catastrophic quake would occur on June 28, 1981, off the coast of central Peru, near the great population center of Lima-Call.
Notas:Cover; Contents.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (199 pages).
ISBN:9781400860203

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