Harsh K. Gupta: Not a Day Different: My Life in Earth Science
Gupta, Harsh K.
- 出版商: Springer
- 出版日期: 2024-08-21
- 售價: $6,860
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $6,517
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 247
- 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
- ISBN: 3031635604
- ISBN-13: 9783031635601
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This book captures the essence of one of the most remarkable journeys of a professional who prevailed over numerous challenges and adverse situations that appeared before him from nowhere and how he emerged victorious to be hailed at a global forum of American Geophysical Union in 2008. The author reflects upon the circumstances and times in post independent India that threw him out of the comforts of a well-to-do family into the real world. He traces back his entry into the field of earthquake science and dwells at length upon the scope and freedom it offered for innovative thinking in the field with limitless opportunities.
Mishaps and accidents paved way to remarkable discoveries and achievements including creation of the world record of establishing and populating India's first permanent base station in Antarctica in a record time of one Antarctic summer despite of having a near fatal helicopter crash on 4th day after reaching Antarctica. Stressing on the need to live safely with earthquakes as their short -term prediction is not a possibility yet, the author advocates a two-prong strategy of directly looking into the earthquake source region deep inside the earth and develop an earthquake resilient society, simultaneously. He sites the success story of Indian Early Warning Tsunami System that is operational in the India Ocean, today. The book inspires young professionals who have a flair for challenges and a burning desire to achieve results at any cost.
This book provides important information in a nutshell about artificial water reservoir triggered earthquakes, India's building of the Dakshin Gangotri all weather station in Antarctica, Indian Ocean Tsunami warning set-up, Low Temperature Thermal Desalination etc. The main objective the book is to inspire a generation of young minds through a narration of scientific achievements that did not come easily to me. The aim is to tell them the difference between a reaction and a response to a given situation, the former being an impulsive and irrational reaction and the later responsible and rational.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本書捕捉了一位專業人士最令人驚嘆的旅程的精髓,他在面對無數挑戰和逆境時取得了勝利,並在2008年被美國地球物理聯盟的全球論壇上讚揚。作者反思了獨立後印度的環境和時代,將他從富裕家庭的舒適環境中拋入現實世界。他回顧了自己進入地震科學領域的過程,並詳細探討了這個領域中提供創新思維和無限機會的範圍和自由。
意外和事故為卓越的發現和成就鋪平了道路,包括在一個南極夏季內創建並佈置印度首個永久基地站的世界紀錄,儘管在抵達南極的第四天發生了一次幾乎致命的直升機墜毀事故。作者強調需要安全地與地震共存,因為短期預測仍然不可能,並主張採取雙管齊下的策略,直接觀察地球內部的地震源區並發展一個抗震的社會。他引用了印度早期警報海嘯系統在印度洋的成功案例。這本書激勵了那些對挑戰充滿熱情並渴望不惜一切代價取得成果的年輕專業人士。
這本書簡明扼要地提供了人工水庫誘發地震、印度在南極建造達克欣甘戈特里全天候站、印度洋海嘯預警系統、低溫熱解鹽等重要信息。該書的主要目標是通過講述科學成就的故事來激勵年輕人,這些成就對我來說並不容易。其目的是告訴他們在面對特定情況時反應和回應的區別,前者是衝動和非理性的反應,後者是負責任和理性的反應。
作者簡介
Harsh Kumar Gupta (born 1942) is an Indian Earth scientist and seismologist, known for his pioneering work estimating reservoir-induced earthquakes.[1] He is a former Vice-chancellor of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Director of the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad, and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Ocean Development.[2] A recipient of the 1983 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, the highest Indian award in the science and technology category, and [3] the 2008 Waldo E. Smith Award of the American Geophysical Union, [4] Gupta was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 2006
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
Harsh Kumar Gupta(1942年出生)是一位印度地球科學家和地震學家,以他在估計水庫誘發地震方面的開創性工作而聞名[1]。他曾擔任科欽科技大學(CUSAT)的前副校長,國家地球物理研究所(NGRI)的所長,以及印度政府海洋發展部的秘書[2]。他獲得了1983年的Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar科學技術獎,這是印度科學技術領域的最高榮譽,以及2008年美國地球物理聯盟的Waldo E. Smith獎[4]。2006年,Gupta獲得了印度第四高的平民榮譽Padma Shri獎[3]。