First Woman: Joanne Simpson and the Tropical Atmosphere

by James Fleming

Clouds are the spark plugs in the heat engine of the tropical atmosphere, and heat from the tropics drives the planet's general circulation. Atmospheric scientists didn't know this in the 1950s, but Joanne Simpson, the first American woman to earn a Ph.D. in meteorology, did. Most histories of meteorology focus on polar and temperate regions and the accomplishments of male scientists. They marginalize or erase completely the contributions of female...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198862733
• ISBN13: 9780198862734
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"