Lewis Fry Richardson: His Intellectual Legacy and Influence in the Social Sciences
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 soc
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Nils Petter Gleditsch Editor
Lewis Fry Richardson: His Intellectual Legacy and Influence in the Social Sciences
Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice Volume 27
Series Editor Hans Günter Brauch, Peace Research and European Security Studies (AFES-PRESS), Mosbach, Germany
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Nils Petter Gleditsch Editor
Lewis Fry Richardson: His Intellectual Legacy and Influence in the Social Sciences
Editor Nils Petter Gleditsch Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Oslo, Norway
Acknowledgement: The photograph on the internal title page was taken from the English version of Wikipedia.en, at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Fry_Richardson.
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Lewis Fry Richardson – A Pioneer Not Forgotten . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nils Petter
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