The Discovery of Global Warming (New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine)
The Discovery of Global Warming (New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine) – Review
Drawing from systematic discoveries in oceanography, meteorology, geochemistry, biology and astrophysics, author Spencer R. Weart draws you into the problem of climate change as it is currently unfolding through time. No one person had an “aha” moment and newly discovered global warming. Instead, today’s understanding needed an collection of theories from different fields of research, shaped by the rigors of the systematic method. These discoveries finally convinced most scientists that global warming is a critical phenomenon. Weart outlines the systematic process that eventually led to today’s climate diagnosis. He also relates animated stories about the people behind the discoveries. That may not be as immediately applicable, but getAbstract finds that it is particularly illuminating and could help readers believe like insiders in this fight.