Lewis Fry Richardson: His Intellectual Legacy and Influence in the Social Sciences

by Nils Petter Gleditsch

Book Overview

This is an open access book. Lewis F Richardson (1981-1953), a physicist by training, was a pioneer in meteorology and peace research and remains a towering presence in both fields. This edited volume reviews his work and assesses its influence in the social sciences, notably his work on arms races and their consequences, mathematical models, the size distribution of wars, and geographical features of conflict. It contains brief bibliographies of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030315916
• ISBN13: 9783030315917
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"