The Great Quake Debate : The Crusader, the Skeptic, and the Rise of Modern Seismology /

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"This book explores the famous clash between two high-profile scientists over a consequential question: Is California earthquake country? Set in the first half of the twentieth century, when seismology was still in its infancy, this debate had life-or-death consequences for the millions of peop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hough, Susan Elizabeth, 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Hill, Robert Thomas, > 1858-1941.
Willis, Bailey, > 1857-1949.
Sismologie > États-Unis > Californie (États-Unis) > Histoire.
Seismology.
Geologists.
Earthquakes.
Earthquake prediction.
Earthquakes > California, Southern > History > 20th century.
Earthquake prediction > California, Southern > History > 20th century.
Geologists > United States > Biography.
Seismology > California, Southern > History > 20th century.
United States.
Southern California.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Bailey Willis
  • Robert T. Hill
  • Intersecting orbits
  • Parting company and facing disaster
  • Golden State
  • Framing the debate
  • At the epicenter
  • The prediction
  • The book
  • Retrenchment
  • The climax
  • Settling the score
  • Theater
  • Epilogue: Legacies and lessons.

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