{"product_id":"atmospheric-science-at-nasa-erik-m-conway-9780801889844","title":"Atmospheric Science at NASA: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003eHonorable Mention, 2008 ASLI Choice Awards. Atmospheric Science Librarians International\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an informed and revealing account of NASA's involvement in the scientific understanding of the Earth's atmosphere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the nineteenth century, scientists have attempted to understand the complex processes of the Earth's atmosphere and the weather created within it. This effort has evolved with the development of new technologies--from the first instrument-equipped weather balloons to multibillion-dollar meteorological satellite and planetary science programs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErik M. Conway chronicles the history of atmospheric science at NASA, tracing the story from its beginnings in 1958, the International Geophysical Year, through to the present, focusing on NASA's programs and research in meteorology, stratospheric ozone depletion, and planetary climates and global warming. But the story is not only a scientific one. NASA's researchers operated within an often politically contentious environment. Although environmental issues garnered strong public and political support in the 1970s, the following decades saw increased opposition to environmentalism as a threat to free market capitalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtmospheric Science at NASA\u003c\/i\u003e critically examines this politically controversial science, dissecting the often convoluted roles, motives, and relationships of the various institutional actors involved--among them NASA, congressional appropriation committees, government weather and climate bureaus, and the military.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik M. Conway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801889847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801889844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2008 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2009 pg. 49","brand":"Erik M. Conway","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086873506047,"sku":"9780801889844","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eaf26645-b804-40e0-9bfa-7abd60706749.jpg?v=1769097076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/atmospheric-science-at-nasa-erik-m-conway-9780801889844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}