Adventures in Volcanoland
What Volcanoes Tell Us about the World and Ourselves
$70.70
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
17 June 2024
Summary
A mix of memoir, travel and popular science, charting journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the most important volcanoes around the world
In this captivating book from one of the most influential geochemists in the field, Tamsin Mather takes us along on her globe-spanning excursions from Nicaragua to Hawaii, Santorini to Ethiopia and beyond. With warmth and lyricism, she explores the cultural roles volcanoes play throughout history, and the growing and e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781335080851 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1335080856 |
| Author: | Tamsin Mather |
| Publisher: | Hanover Square Press |
| Imprint: | Hanover Square Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 17 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 472g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 156mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
“From ancient eruptions that sculpted continents to the ongoing ballet between fire and ice that defines our planet’s ever-changing topography, Dr. Tamsin Mather seamlessly blends captivating storytelling with profound scientific insights that unravel the extraordinary power of volcanism.”–Jill Heinerth, author of Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver
Tamsin Mather
Tamsin Mather is Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford. Prior to joining the faculty at Oxford in 2006, she was a research council fellow at the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology and a Royal Society research fellow. She has published over 145 scientific papers and won numerous prizes including the 2018 Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture.
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