The Collected Papers of Lewis Fry Richardson

Collected in this second volume are many of Richardson's papers covering the behavioural sciences.

Oliver M. Ashford (Edited by), H. Charnock (Edited by), P. G. Drazin (Edited by), J. C. R. Hunt (Edited by), P. Smoker (Edited by), Ian Sutherland (Edited by)

9780521115353, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 2 July 2009

780 pages
24.4 x 17 x 3.9 cm, 1.22 kg

Throughout his life Lewis Fry Richardson made many inspirational contributions to various disciplines. Often his ideas were ahead of contemporary thinking, and preceded the technical means necessary for their practical implementation. He is best known for his wealth of important work on meteorology, and his groundbreaking application of mathematics to the causes of war, though his field of interest was in no way limited to these topics, and various aspects of psychology and mathematical approximation also benefited from his unique approach. The originality of Richardson's research can be seen in this collection of all his important papers in the behavioural sciences.

Foreword C. A. B. Smith
A general introduction to the life and work of L. F. Richardson J. C. R. Hunt
The quantifying of mental events and sensations E. C. Poulton
The causation of wars I. Sutherland
Later developments M. Nicholson
The papers.

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]