The Politics of Earthquake Prediction

Author:   Richard S. Olson ,  Bruno Podesta ,  Joanne M. Nigg
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3555
ISBN:  

9780691636528


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Richard S. Olson ,  Bruno Podesta ,  Joanne M. Nigg
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3555
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780691636528


ISBN 10:   0691636524
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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"*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*PREFACE, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*ONE. Introduction: Politics and Science, pg. 1*TWO. A Prediction Contained, 1976-1979, pg. 7*THREE. The Stakes Increase, 1979, pg. 26*FOUR. Bureaucratic Politics Takes Over, 1980, pg. 43*FIVE. Late 1980: The Prediction Goes Public-in the U.S., pg. 67*SIX. Brady's 1981 ""Trial"": The First Day, pg. 82*SEVEN. Hardball: The Second Day of the Trial, pg. 103*EIGHT. The Controversy Continues, pg. 120*NINE. ""Doomsday"" Approaches -and Passes, pg. 140*TEN. Reflections, pg. 159*NOTES, pg. 167*INDEX, pg. 185"

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