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Despite being perhaps the foremost British meteorologist of the twentieth century, Reginald Sutcliffe has been understudied and underappreciated. His impact continues to this day every time you check the weather forecast. Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of Modern Weather Systems Science not onl...

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Autor principal: Martin, Jonathan E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, IN : Purdue University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sutcliffe, Reginald.
Meteorology > History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • REGINALD SUTCLIFFE and the Invention of Modern Weather Systems Science
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION The Waiting
  • CHAPTER 1 Background
  • CHAPTER 2 The Education of Reginald Sutcliffe
  • CHAPTER 3 An Unexpected Career: The Meteorological Office
  • CHAPTER 4 Forging a Reputation: Meteorology for Aviators and a Theory on Development
  • CHAPTER 5 The War Years: Crucible of Advance
  • CHAPTER 6 Homecoming and the Development Theorem
  • CHAPTER 7 Director of Research and the Development of Numerical Weather Prediction
  • CHAPTER 8 The Emergence of an International Figure
  • CHAPTER 9 Professor Sutcliffe: The Reading Years
  • CHAPTER 10 An Active Retirement
  • CHAPTER 11 Reflection and Twilight
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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