From the Publisher
[A] vivid account of the history and evolution of the modern daily forecast . . . [Blum] is a sharp analyst and engaging guide, adept at translating difficult concepts in meteorology and computer science for the uninitiated.” — The Economist
“Andrew Blum’s new book, The Weather Machine, asks us to pause and marvel at the globe-spanning networks of collaboration required to turn the weather from something we experience to something we can predict.” — The New Yorker
“[Blum] takes a dive into the forecasts of today and how they’ve advanced from a dream espoused nearly 180 years ago ... Totally fascinating to anyone with even a passing interest in weather or technology, and it lays the groundwork for really appreciating just how good we have it today.” — Gizmodo
“Blum’s study of what goes into predicting the weather is all the more interesting because it goes beyond the science to remind us that forecasts are the impressive result of painstaking international co-operation.” — Monocle.com
“Impeccably researched.” — The Times (London)
“Blum does an excellent job of describing how meteorological theory and observation were first stitched together, and why even today their relationship is a stormy one ... [he] fancies his chances at explaining human-built hyperobjects in solid, clear language, without recourse to metaphor and poesy ... Impressive.” — Telegraph (UK)
“With infectious curiosity and spirit, The Weather Machine is an engaging foray into the ingenuity that built the modern science of weather prediction.” — Shelf Awareness
“This fascinating book reveals the existence and origins of surely one of our species’ greatest creations, and Andrew Blum is the perfect writer to share both the remarkable human stories and the astonishing technical wizardry behind it all.” — Mark Vanhoenacker, bestselling author of Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot
“Andrew Blum is a master of revealing the hidden systems behind technologies we take for granted. In the “The Weather Machine,” he takes on the daily forecast, and the result is deeply researched, tightly written, compulsively readable, and totally fascinating.” — Seth Fletcher, author of Einstein’s Shadow: A Black Hole, a Band of Astronomers, and the Quest to See the Unseeable
“Exhilarating … A hurricane-force tour of one of the most astonishing but under-appreciated facets of the modern world” — Lewis Dartnell, author of Origins
“Sharp, stylish and often surprising. In this absorbing book Andrew Blum tracks the development, from wild dream to astonishing reality, of the quietly revolutionary technology that shapes our everyday lives.” — Peter Moore, author of The Weather Experiment
“Clear and entertaining ... A highly readable and accessible entry into the world of meteorology; of interest to everyone who is affected by weather.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“Thanks to Blum’s immersive research, readers will come away with a greater appreciation for the hard work that goes into something often taken for granted.” — Publishers Weekly
“A bright look at weather forecasting ... A solid popular account with plenty of quirky detail about this ‘new way of seeing into the future.’”
— Kirkus Reviews
“A lucid and approachable guide to the satellites, scientists, and supercomputers that make up the forecasting system we so often take for granted.” — Booklist
Mark Vanhoenacker
This fascinating book reveals the existence and origins of surely one of our species’ greatest creations, and Andrew Blum is the perfect writer to share both the remarkable human stories and the astonishing technical wizardry behind it all.
Lewis Dartnell
Exhilarating … A hurricane-force tour of one of the most astonishing but under-appreciated facets of the modern world
Monocle.com
Blum’s study of what goes into predicting the weather is all the more interesting because it goes beyond the science to remind us that forecasts are the impressive result of painstaking international co-operation.”
Gizmodo
[Blum] takes a dive into the forecasts of today and how they’ve advanced from a dream espoused nearly 180 years ago ... Totally fascinating to anyone with even a passing interest in weather or technology, and it lays the groundwork for really appreciating just how good we have it today.
Seth Fletcher
Andrew Blum is a master of revealing the hidden systems behind technologies we take for granted. In the “The Weather Machine,” he takes on the daily forecast, and the result is deeply researched, tightly written, compulsively readable, and totally fascinating.
The Times (London)
Impeccably researched.
The Economist
[A] vivid account of the history and evolution of the modern daily forecast . . . [Blum] is a sharp analyst and engaging guide, adept at translating difficult concepts in meteorology and computer science for the uninitiated.
Telegraph (UK)
Blum does an excellent job of describing how meteorological theory and observation were first stitched together, and why even today their relationship is a stormy one ... [he] fancies his chances at explaining human-built hyperobjects in solid, clear language, without recourse to metaphor and poesy ... Impressive.
Shelf Awareness
With infectious curiosity and spirit, The Weather Machine is an engaging foray into the ingenuity that built the modern science of weather prediction.
The New Yorker
Andrew Blum’s new book, The Weather Machine, asks us to pause and marvel at the globe-spanning networks of collaboration required to turn the weather from something we experience to something we can predict.
The New Yorker
Andrew Blum’s new book, The Weather Machine, asks us to pause and marvel at the globe-spanning networks of collaboration required to turn the weather from something we experience to something we can predict.
Peter Moore
Sharp, stylish and often surprising. In this absorbing book Andrew Blum tracks the development, from wild dream to astonishing reality, of the quietly revolutionary technology that shapes our everyday lives.
Booklist
A lucid and approachable guide to the satellites, scientists, and supercomputers that make up the forecasting system we so often take for granted.
Booklist
A lucid and approachable guide to the satellites, scientists, and supercomputers that make up the forecasting system we so often take for granted.
Booklist
A lucid and approachable guide to the satellites, scientists, and supercomputers that make up the forecasting system we so often take for granted.
The Times (London)
Impeccably researched.
Monocle.com
Blum’s study of what goes into predicting the weather is all the more interesting because it goes beyond the science to remind us that forecasts are the impressive result of painstaking international co-operation.”
Telegraph (UK)
Blum does an excellent job of describing how meteorological theory and observation were first stitched together, and why even today their relationship is a stormy one ... [he] fancies his chances at explaining human-built hyperobjects in solid, clear language, without recourse to metaphor and poesy ... Impressive.
Shelf Awareness
With infectious curiosity and spirit, The Weather Machine is an engaging foray into the ingenuity that built the modern science of weather prediction.
The New Yorker
Andrew Blum’s new book, The Weather Machine, asks us to pause and marvel at the globe-spanning networks of collaboration required to turn the weather from something we experience to something we can predict.
The Economist
[A] vivid account of the history and evolution of the modern daily forecast . . . [Blum] is a sharp analyst and engaging guide, adept at translating difficult concepts in meteorology and computer science for the uninitiated.
Gizmodo
[Blum] takes a dive into the forecasts of today and how they’ve advanced from a dream espoused nearly 180 years ago ... Totally fascinating to anyone with even a passing interest in weather or technology, and it lays the groundwork for really appreciating just how good we have it today.
