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Year Science Changed Everything : 1957's International Geophysical Year and the Future of Our Planet by Mark O'Connell (2025, Hardcover)
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PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-101493084909
ISBN-139781493084906
eBay Product ID (ePID)15070485341
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Book TitleYear Science Changed Everything : 1957's International Geophysical Year and the Future of Our Planet
Number of Pages248 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), History, Global Warming & Climate Change, Physics / General
Publication Year2025
GenreScience
AuthorMark O'Connell
FormatHardcover
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Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews The Year Science Changed Everything is a treat. Delving into the work and results of the IGY, O'Connell shows that international cooperation in science is possible on a grand scale. O'Connell is enough of a storyteller that the chapters flow by quickly, but the main lessons of the book will stay with the reader for a long time to come.... a must-read for anyone interested in the history of science in the 20th century., "All readers interested in the history of science will welcome this book." ~Booklist"The Year Science Changed Everything is a treat. Delving into the work and results of the IGY, O'Connell shows that international cooperation in science is possible on a grand scale. O'Connell is enough of a storyteller that the chapters flow by quickly, but the main lessons of the book will stay with the reader for a long time to come.... a must-read for anyone interested in the history of science in the 20th century." ~E. Kirsten Peters, PhD, geologist and author of The Whole Science of Climate"The Year Science Changed Everything takes readers on a tour of the world we live in and how the scientific community has come to better understand it in the decades since 1957. While covering topics from the northern lights to tectonics to the science of climate, O'Connell neatly intersperses interviews with currently active scientists, showing how and why the International Geophysical Year continues to be relevant to our daily lives." ~Peter Kelly-Detwiler, author of The Energy Switch"I dont like the current political discourse in our country. Your book may be a sharp pointy thing that is necessary for our times." ~George A. Weidner, Researcher, UW-Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies
Dewey Decimal551
SynopsisIn 1957, 6,000 scientists from 66 nations achieved the impossible: they erased political borders for 18 months to unlock Earth's greatest mysteries--and changed science forever. The International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957 marked humanity's first unified effort to understand our planet, launching the space race, discovering the Van Allen radiation belts, and producing groundbreaking climate research that shapes our world today. Through exclusive interviews with modern climate leaders--including the late marine biologist and climate researcher Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, science diplomat and Senior Fellow at United Nations Institute for Training and Research Paul Arthur Berkman, Frank Niepold at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), science historian Rebecca Charbonneau, and many more--author Mark O'Connell reveals how this historic collaboration offers a blueprint for tackling today's environmental challenges. Key discoveries from this groundbreaking initiative: Sparked the space race and satellite technology development Led to the first comprehensive mapping of ocean floors Produced the Antarctic Treaty, protecting an entire continent Established the foundation for modern climate science Created a model for international scientific cooperation As climate change threatens our planet, The Year Science Changed Everything shows how the spirit of global scientific unity that transformed 1957 might be our best hope for safeguarding Earth's future., In 1957, 6,000 scientists from 66 nations achieved the impossible: they erased political borders for 18 months to unlock Earths greatest mysteries--and changed science forever. The International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957 marked humanitys first unified effort to understand our planet, launching the space race, discovering the Van Allen radiation belts, and producing groundbreaking climate research that shapes our world today. Through exclusive interviews with modern climate leaders--including the late marine biologist and climate researcher Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, science diplomat and Senior Fellow at United Nations Institute for Training and Research Paul Arthur Berkman, Frank Niepold at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), science historian Rebecca Charbonneau, and many more--author Mark OConnell reveals how this historic collaboration offers a blueprint for tackling todays environmental challenges. Key discoveries from this groundbreaking initiative: Sparked the space race and satellite technology development Led to the first comprehensive mapping of ocean floors Produced the Antarctic Treaty, protecting an entire continent Established the foundation for modern climate science Created a model for international scientific cooperation As climate change threatens our planet, The Year Science Changed Everything shows how the spirit of global scientific unity that transformed 1957 might be our best hope for safeguarding Earths future., In The Year Science Changed Everything , author Mark O'Connell charts the struggles and successes of 1957's International Geophysical Year alongside interviews with today's leading environmental scientists to show that the time is right for another global environmental initiative., In 1957, 60,000 scientists from sixty-six countries around the world temporarily erased Earth's artificial borders and joined forces for eighteen months to unlock the mysteries of our home planet. Their shared mission: to explore, measure, map, and study the Earth's geology, oceans, volcanos, and atmosphere, to study the impact of the sun on the Earth's climate, to explore the many ways that human activity affects the health of our planet, and to apply every branch of geophysical science for the first time ever as "a potent force in international affairs." It was The International Geophysical Year (IGY), and the discoveries made during that year established a new foundation for science that affects our lives nearly every day. In The Year Science Changed Everything , author Mark O'Connell charts the struggles and successes of 1957's International Geophysical Year alongside interviews with today's leading environmental scientists to show that the time is right for another global environmental initiative. The IGY lit the fuse to the space race, produced a historic international treaty to protect Antarctica, led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts circling our planet, produced the first map of the underwater Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and spearheaded scientific breakthroughs that have proven foundational to our understanding of the planet. More than a half century later, top climate experts and activists illustrate the political, financial, and media-centered obstacles they face working as individual researchers and fighting against rampant disinformation spread by sectors of the public and even of the scientific community, from Christiana FigueresandTom Rivett-Carnac, who led negotiations for the United Nations during the historic Paris Agreement of 2015, former vice-president and climate activist Al Gore, marine biologist and climate researcher Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, and Sameh Shoukry, President of the 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The idea of global collaboration is as valid now as it was in 1957, and perhaps more necessary than ever to stave off the harmful effects of a deteriorating climate. The Year Science Changed Everything reframes the climate change discussion in a positive way through IGY's example of how to unite scientists, and what we can achieve when we come together for the pursuit of scientific knowledge. ,, In 1957, 6,000 scientists from 66 nations achieved the impossible: they erased political borders for 18 months to unlock Earths greatest mysteries--and changed science forever. The International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957 marked humanitys first unified effort to understand our planet, launching the space race, ......
LC Classification NumberQC801.3.O26 2025
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