Predicting the Unpredictable

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Predicting the Unpredictable

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Package Size

22.9cm x 15.2cm x 2.5cm

Gross Weight

599g

Author

Susan Hough

Format

Hardback

Pages

272

Width

152.00 mm

Height

229.00 mm

Thickness

25.00 mm

ISBN

9780691138169

ISBN10

0691138168

BIC Subject Category

RBDV

Dewey

551.22

Nielsen BookScan Product Class

T8.0

BIC Subject Category

PDZ

Publisher

University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

Publication date

16 November 2009

Country

United States

City

New Jersey

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• Sue Hough, in fine style, has written a fascinating history of one of the most vexing problems in science. Anyone who has ever wondered why geophysicists can't predict earthquakes should read this book. -- Thomas H. Jordan, director of the Southern California Earthquake Center Irresistible optimism, exciting drama, scientific puzzles, risky investments, outright fraud, wise and wacky characters. Why does earthquake prediction attract them like no other science? And what about triumphant success? Susan Hough tells the story in this balanced, well-crafted, readable, and compelling book. I recommend it for anyone, especially those bold enough to enter the field. -- David D. Jackson, University of California, Los Angeles A new book on earthquake prediction written by an accomplished seismologist is long overdue. There is something in Hough's book for everyone--from the nonspecialist with a general interest in the topic to the earthquake scientist looking for new perspectives and a bit of insider history. This is a book that is, quite literally, hard to put down. -- Greg Beroza, Stanford University In this well-written account, Hough examines the elusive and controversial question of short-term earthquake prediction. Those living in quake-prone areas simply want to know when scientists will be able to predict the next (big) one. Hough's excellent account provides context and insight into why this seemingly straightforward question has both fascinated and frustrated researchers for so many decades. -- Mark Zoback, Stanford University A highly entertaining and accurate book. As Predicting the Unpredictable makes clear, cutting-edge science is often untestable in the short term because the data have been pushed as far as possible and beyond, and because the research is often conducted by scientists guided by intuition. -- John Vidale, University of Washington This book is significant and new. Hough's research into the history of earthquake prediction--its difficulties, efforts made, and errors committed--is well done. I don't think there are any competing books on the market. -- Max Wyss, director of the World Agency of Planetary Monitoring and Earthquake Risk Reduction

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About this book, the "Predicting the Unpredictable" author(s):

Susan Hough is a seismologist with the Southern California Earthquake Center and a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. Her books include "Richter's Scale: Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man" and "Earthshaking Science: What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes" (both Princeton).

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