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A Vast Machine

Computer Models, Climate Data, and the Politics of Global Warming (Infrastructures)

Paul N. Edwards

Exploring how knowledge about the earth's climate is gained through data models, "A Vast Machine" by Paul N. Edwards explains how everything we know about global warming is through simulations. Even observations from satellites need data models to become global. This book offers an intriguing history of how scientists measured, traced, and modeled the atmosphere to understand its past and predict its future.
Publish Date
2010-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
2010-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.01
ISBN
9780262518635
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-10-20T14:31:24.000Z
@noahsalz Yup. Its an amazing book!      source