The Land Beneath the Ice
The Pioneering Years of Radar Exploration in Antarctica
$69.45
- Hardcover
464 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2023
Summary
A wondrous story of scientific endeavor-probing the great ice sheets of Antarctica.
From the moment explorers set foot on the ice of Antarctica in the early nineteenth century, they desired to learn what lay beneath. David J. Drewry provides an insider’s account of the ambitious and often hazardous radar mapping expeditions that he and fellow glaciologists undertook during the height of the Cold War, when concerns about global climate change were first emerging and sc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691237916 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0691237913 |
| Author: | David J. Drewry |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 666g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
“This personal account adds much piquancy to a story of scientific discovery and ongoing exploration of a compellingly unique continent.” —Karen Bordanaro, Library Journal
“Winner of the PROSE Award in Earth Science, Association of American Publishers”“This personal account adds much piquancy to a story of scientific discovery and ongoing exploration of a compellingly unique continent.”—Karen Bordanaro, Library Journal“
A meticulously detailed and beautifully illustrated insider account of the pioneering, frequently haphazard radar mapping expeditions [Drewry] and a hardy cohort of glaciologists embarked on during a heady decade of technological advancement during the 1970s.
”—Duncan Madden, Geographical“A meticulously detailed and beautifully illustrated insider account… .Drewry wanted the book to be engaging to specialist historians and Antarctic enthusiasts, but also give general readers an introduction to Antarctica’s beautiful environment; this he has achieved in spades.”—Richard Dawe, Geoscientist“Important and ground-breaking research… . this book is an essential record of important work and should find a place in libraries and bookshelves devoted to polar science, polar history or the history of science.”—Mike Brettle, WeatherAbout The Author
David J. Drewry
David J. Drewry is honorary fellow at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, and former director of the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge and of the British Antarctic Survey. His books include Glacial Geologic Processes and Antarctica and Environmental Change. A world-renowned glaciologist, he has a mountain and a glacier named after him in Antarctica. He lives in Cottingham, England.
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