Volcano Cowboys: The Rocky Evolution of a Dangerous Science
Thompson, Dick
ISBN 10: 0312208812 ISBN 13: 9780312208813
Published by Thomas Dunne Books, 2000
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An absorbing exploration of the sometimes deadly science of volcanology shows how this steadily developing discipline has evolved since the Mt. St. Helens eruption and describes the dangerous conditions under which its researchers work.
About the Author:
Dick Thompson is an award-winning correspondent for Time Magazine who has reported from the Washington Bureau since 1986. He has covered science, medicine, space and the environment for Time since 1978 from such places as the Amazon, the Soviet Union, India and Los Alamos. Thompson has also covered the White House, Congress, the Panama Invasion, the Gulf War, and the battle for Kabul, Afghanistan. He was a science fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985-86. Thompson and his wife Kristen reside in Arlington, Virginia.
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Title: Volcano Cowboys: The Rocky Evolution of a ...
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good