Harper publishes Weather by the Numbers

Tue, 08/23/11
 

Kristine C. Harper published Weather by the Numbers: The Genesis of Modern Meteorology with MIT Press. History Category winner in the 2008 ASLI’s Choice Award given by the Atmospheric Science Librarians International. "Between 1945 and 1965, digital computers revolutionized weather forecasting, transforming an intuitive art into the first computational science. Deeply researched and beautifully written, Weather by the Numbers delivers the definitive account of this exceedingly important story, filled with complex, well-drawn characters, political maneuvers, risky physics, and creaky new technology."— Paul N. Edwards, School of Information, University of Michigan