The weather machine : (Record no. 53883)
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| fixed length control field | 01816nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 191021b2019 ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781847923417 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551.63 BLU-A |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Blum, Andrew |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The weather machine : |
| Remainder of title | how we see into the future / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Andrew Blum |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | The Bodley Head |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 207 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | INR |
| Price amount | 699.00. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Shall we take an umbrella or evacuate the city? The weather machine is about a miraculous-but-overlooked invention that helps us through our daily lives – and sometimes saves them – by allowing us to see into the future. when superstorm Sandy hit North America, weather scientists had predicted its arrival a full eight days beforehand, saving countless lives and astonishing us with their capability. Their skill is unprecedented in human history and draws on nearly every major invention of the last two centuries: Newtonian Physics, telecommunications, spaceflight and super-computing. In this gripping investigation, Andrew Blum takes us on a global journey to explain this awe-inspiring feat – from satellites circling the Earth, to weather stations far out in the ocean, through some of the most ingenious minds and Advanced algorithms at work today. Our destination: The simulated models they have constructed of our planet, which spin faster than time, turning chaos into prediction, offering glimpses of our future with eery precision. This collaborative invention spans the Earth and relies on Continuous co-operation between all nations – a triumph of human ingenuity and diplomacy we too often shrug off as a tool for choosing the right Footwear each morning. But in this new Era of extreme weather, we may come to rely on its maintenance and survival for our own. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Weather forecasting |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 550 | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | General Stack (For lending) | 21/10/2019 | 699.00 | 1 | 551.63 BLU-A | 39699 | 13/07/2024 | 13/01/2020 | 21/10/2019 | Books |