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

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

Author
Nils Petter Gleditsch
Publication Year
2020
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Environmental Science

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


Keywords: Earth and environmental science / Environmental law - Policy / Ecojustice / Science, multidisciplinary / Peace studies / Political Science / History of science / Armed conflict / Arms races / Conflict and contiguity / Boundaries / Mathematical models