During the course of this century, meteorology has become unified, physics-based, and highly computational. Calculating the Weather: Meteorology in the 20th Century explains this transformation by examining thevarious roles of computation throughout the history of meteorology, giving most attention to the period from World War I to the 1960s. The electronic digital computer, a product of World War II, led to great advances in empirical, theoretical, and practical meteorology. At the same time, the use of the computer led to the discovery of so-called"chaotic systems,"and to the recognition that there may well be fundamental limits to predicting the weather.One of the very few books covering 20th century meteorology, this text is an excellent supplement to any course in general meteorology, forecasting, or history of science. Key Features* Provides a narrative account of the growth of meteorology in the 20th century* Explains how forecasting the weather became a physics-based science* Studies the impact of the computer on meteorology and thus provides an example of science transformed by the computer* Describes three traditions in meteorology:* The empirical tradition of gathering data and making inferences* A theoretical tradition of explaining atmospheric motions by means of the laws of physics* The practical tradition of predicting the weather* Analyzes the increasing role of calculation within each of the traditions and explains how electronic digital computers made possible many connections between traditions

Calculating the Weather: Meteorology in the 20th Century (Volume 60) (International Geophysics, Volume 60)

Nebeker, Frederik

Reference

Academic Press

A comprehensive and fascinating account of electrical and electronics history 
Much of the infrastructure of today's industrialized world arose in the period from the outbreak of World War I to the conclusion of World War II. It was during these years that the capabilities of traditional electrical engineering―generators, power transmission, motors, electric lighting and heating, home appliances, and so on―became ubiquitous. Even more importantly, it was during this time that a new type of electrical engineering―electronics―emerged. Because of its applications in communications (both wire-based and wireless), entertainment (notably radio, the phonograph, and sound movies), industry, science and medicine, and the military, the electronics industry became a major part of the economy. Dawn of the Electronic Age?explores how this engineering knowledge and its main applications developed in various scientific, economic, and social contexts, and explains how each was profoundly affected by electrical technologies. It takes an international perspective and a narrative approach, unfolding the story chronologically. Though a scholarly study (with sources of information given in endnotes for engineers and historians of science and technology), the book is intended for the general public.?Ultimately, it tells the story of the development of a new realm of engineering and its widespread applications during the remarkable and tragic period of two world wars and the decades in between.

Dawn of the Electronic Age: Electrical Technologies in the Shaping of the Modern World, 1914 to 1945

Science & Math

Technology

Wiley-IEEE Press

Biographical studies of eight Americans who have contributed to the emergence of new branches of electrical engineering such as microwave, television, solid-state, and biomedical or to advances in established areas such as radio, power, and telephone switching. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Sparks of Genius: Portraits of Electrical Engineering Excellence

Inst of Electrical &

The Evolution of Electrical Engineering: A Personal Perspective

Weber, Ernst

Signal Processing: The Emergence Of A Discipline. 1948 to 1998

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