VIRTUAL MEETING | Everything is Unprecedented if you don't Study History
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SPEAKER | Jim Fleming, Colby College, Waterville, Maine.
ABSTRACT | Personal and professional reflections on writing the history of meteorology. This presentation examines the writing process from the perspectives of science and history of science.
Several years ago, at a meeting of geoengineers, I adopted the motto in the title of this presentation when speaker after speaker claimed their work was addressing unprecedented problems. They made this claim with no reference to or even awareness of history. "History matters; it matters a lot," informs my approach to meteorology. In this presentation, I provided personal and professional reflections on writing the history of meteorology.
BIOGRAPHY | Jim Fleming received his training in atmospheric science and the history of science. He is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Colby College. His books include Meteorology in America (1990), Historical Perspectives on Climate Change (1998), The Callendar Effect (2007), Fixing the Sky (2010), Inventing Atmospheric Science (2016), FIRST WOMAN: Joanne Simpson and the Tropical Atmosphere (2020), and 20 edited or co-edited volumes.
VIRTUAL MEETING | Everything is Unprecedented if you don't Study History | Recording
UPDATE | Registration has now closed.
SPEAKER | Jim Fleming, Colby College, Waterville, Maine.
ABSTRACT | Personal and professional reflections on writing the history of meteorology. This presentation examines the writing process from the perspectives of science and history of science.
Several years ago, at a meeting of geoengineers, I adopted the motto in the title of this presentation when speaker after speaker claimed their work was addressing unprecedented problems. They made this claim with no reference to or even awareness of history. "History matters; it matters a lot," informs my approach to meteorology. In this presentation, I provided personal and professional reflections on writing the history of meteorology.
BIOGRAPHY | Jim Fleming received his training in atmospheric science and the history of science. He is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Colby College. His books include Meteorology in America (1990), Historical Perspectives on Climate Change (1998), The Callendar Effect (2007), Fixing the Sky (2010), Inventing Atmospheric Science (2016), FIRST WOMAN: Joanne Simpson and the Tropical Atmosphere (2020), and 20 edited or co-edited volumes.