From Cloudy to Clear: Professor's New Book Explores the Modern History of Meteorology
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 10:21
in Mathematics & Economics
For much of the first half of the 20th century, meteorology was more art than science, relying heavily on an individual forecaster's lifetime of local experience. Now, a Florida State University researcher has written a book that tells the story of the field's transformation from a "guessing science" into a sophisticated scientific discipline based on physics and mathematics.