Walker highlights the "wacky characters" behind these breakthroughs: Go to product viewer dialog for this item.
The book details how humanity gradually understood the complex layers above our heads:
: A one-eyed barnstorming pilot discovered invisible "rivers of air" five miles above the Earth that blow with hurricane force.
: Reclusive genius Oliver Heaviside predicted a "mirror in the sky"—a layer of electrically charged metal that allows radio signals to bounce around the globe, a discovery that would later aid in the rescue of the Titanic. The Human Side of Discovery
Walker highlights the "wacky characters" behind these breakthroughs: Go to product viewer dialog for this item.
The book details how humanity gradually understood the complex layers above our heads: An Ocean of Air: Why the Wind Blows and Other M...
: A one-eyed barnstorming pilot discovered invisible "rivers of air" five miles above the Earth that blow with hurricane force. An Ocean of Air: Why the Wind Blows and Other M...
: Reclusive genius Oliver Heaviside predicted a "mirror in the sky"—a layer of electrically charged metal that allows radio signals to bounce around the globe, a discovery that would later aid in the rescue of the Titanic. The Human Side of Discovery An Ocean of Air: Why the Wind Blows and Other M...