Publisher Description
Volcanoes have fascinated—and terrified—people for ages. They have destroyed cities and ended civilizations. In this book, John Dvorak, the acclaimed author of Earthquake Storms, looks into the early years of volcanology and its "father," Thomas Jaggar. Jaggar was the youngest of five scientists to investigate the explosion of Mount Pelee in Martinique, which leveled the entire city of St. Pierre and killed its entire population in two minutes. This explosion changed science forever, and Jaggar became obsessed with understanding the force of nature that could do this.
Falling in love with a widowed schoolteacher who shared his passion, Jaggar devoted his life to studying volcanic activity and the mysteries beneath the earth's surface. From their precarious perch, this dynamic husband and wife duo would discover a way to predict volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, promote geothermal energy, and theorize new ways to study the ocean bottom.
Download and start listening now!
Reads like a good sci-fi, with colorful characters making startling discoveries.
—
The Honolulu Star
About John Dvorak
John Dvorak worked on volcanoes and earthquakes for the US Geological Survey,
first at Mount Saint Helens then as a series of assignments in California,
Hawaii, Italy, Indonesia, Central America, and Alaska. He has written cover
stories for Scientific American,
Physics Today, and Astronomy magazines, as well as a
series of essays about earthquakes and volcanoes for American Scientist.
Dvorak has taught at the University of Hawaii and lectured at UCLA, Washington
University in St. Louis, the Lunar and Planetary Institute, and the
Smithsonian Institution, among others.
About Tom Perkins
Tom Perkins, an award-winning audio engineer for over forty years, has expanded his skills to narrating and has earned an AudioFile Earphones Award. He learned by working with the world’s best voice talent during his career, and he continues to engineer a variety of projects.