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The great quake debate
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- Book Synopsis
- In the first half of the twentieth century, when seismology was still in in its infancy, renowned geologist Bailey Willis faced off with fellow high-profile scientist Robert T. Hill in a debate with life-or-death consequences for the millions of people migrating west. Their conflict centered on a consequential question: Is southern California earthquake country? These entwined biographies of Hill and Willis offer a lively, accessible account of the ways that politics and financial interests influenced the development of earthquake science. During this period of debate, severe quakes in Santa Barbara (1925) and Long Beach (1933) caused scores of deaths and a significant amount of damage, offering turning points for scientific knowledge and mainstreaming the idea of earthquake safety. The Great Quake Debate sheds light on enduring questions surrounding the environmental hazards of our dynamic planet. What challenges face scientists bearing bad news in the public arena? How do we balance risk and the need to sustain communities and cities? And how well has California come to grips with its many faults?
- About The Author
- Susan Elizabeth Hough is president of the Seismological Society of America. She received a Ph.D. in Earth sciences from University of California at San Diego in 1987. She has subsequently worked at Columbia University in New York, returning to California in 1992 to join the United States Geological Survey in Pasadena. Her books include: Earthshaking Science: What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes (Princeton University Press, 2002), Finding Fault in California: An Earthquake Tourist's Guide (Mountain Press Publishers, 2004), After the Earth Quakes: Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet (Oxford, 2005), Richter's Scale: Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man (Princeton, 2007), and Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction (Princeton, 2010). She is also widely published in scientific journals.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780295750729
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press, (17 May 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 328
- Weight
- 408 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 218 x 150 x 20 mm
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