Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-241) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Meteorology in 1900 -- pt. 2. Meteorology in the first half of the 20th century -- pt. 3. The beginning of the computer era in meteorology.
Note
Print version record.
Summary
Examines the various roles of computation throughout the history of meteorology, paying attention to the period from World War I to the 1960s. This title explains how forecasting the weather became a physics-based science. It studies the impact of the computer on meteorology, and provides an example of science transformed by the computer.
