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 social sciences, notably his work on arms races...
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
| Series: | Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice,
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Lewis Fry Richardson - A Pioneer not Forgotten
- Chapter 2. Lewis Fry Richardson: A Personal Narrative
- Chapter 3. The Influence of the Richardson Arms Race Model
- Chapter 4. What Richardson Got Right (and Wrong) about Arms Races and War
- Chapter 5. Richardson and the Study of Dynamic Conflict Processes
- chapter 6. Back to the Future: Richardson's Multilateral Arms Race Model
- Chapter 7. From Hand-counting to GIS: Richardson in the Information Age
- Chapter 8. Weather, War, and Chaos: Richardson's Encounter with Molecules and Nations
- Chapter 9. When Lanchester met Richardson: The Interaction of Warfare with Psychology
- Chapter 10. On the Frequency and Severity of Interstate Wars
- Chapter 11. The Decline of War since 1950: New Evidence
- Appendix.