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The Heavens Are Falling

The Scientific Prediction of Catastrophes in Our Time

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  • © 1992

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  1. Walter J. Karplus
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Predicting Catastrophes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. What Are Catastrophes?

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 3-25

    3. Unscientific Predictions

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 27-43

    4. Scientific Models

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 45-84

    5. Predicting by Modeling and Simulation

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 85-121

  3. Eight Imminent Catastrophes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-127
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    2. Ozone Layer Depletion

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 129-141

    3. Climate Modification

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 143-164

    4. Nuclear Radiation

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 165-178

    5. Air Pollution

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 179-191

    6. The AIDS Epidemic

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 193-208

    7. Overpopulation

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 209-230

    8. Economic Collapse

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 231-241

    9. Earthquakes

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 243-263

  4. What Does It All Mean?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 265-265
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    2. The Big Picture

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 267-278

    3. Implications and Conclusions

      • Walter J. Karplus
      Pages 279-290

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 291-320
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Heavens Are Falling

  • Book Subtitle: The Scientific Prediction of Catastrophes in Our Time

  • Authors: Walter J. Karplus

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6024-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44130-1Published: 01 January 1992

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6024-5Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 320

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Popular Science in Nature and Environment, Popular Science, general

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