Praise for the previous edition:
"...informative and clearly written...Recommended."—Choice
"...inviting...clearly written and well organized...definitely worth the price for high-school and public libraries...may be useful for reports in middle-school collections, too."—Booklist
Designed for high school through early college students, A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate, Updated Edition is an ideal guide to notable male and female scientists in the field of weather and climate. With a focus on historical figures whose contributions have defined the way modern meteorologists understand climate, weather, and the atmosphere, this newly updated reference provides an array of information about significant scientists across the globe, from ancient times to the 20th century.
Containing 126 entries and approximately 50 black-and-white photographs, A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate, Updated Edition emphasizes the selected scientists' contributions to the field as well as their effect on the scientists who have come later.
People covered include:
- Anders Celsius (1701–1744)
- Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (1686–1736)
- Joseph Henry (1797–1878)
- Robert Fitzroy (1805–1865)
- James Croll (1821–1890)
- Vincent Schaefer (1906–1993)
- Tetsuya Fujita (1920–1998)
- Julia Slingo (1950–present)
- Heidi Cullen (1971–present)