A life for water : a memoir

A life for water : a memoir / Luna Bergere Leopold ; [edited by Madelyn Leopold, Penelope Vita-Finzi, and Claudio Vita-Finzi].

"This is a memoir by Luna Leopold, chief hydraulic engineer and later chief hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leopold, Luna B. (Luna Bergere), 1915-2006 (Author)
Other Authors: Leopold, Madelyn (Editor), Vita-Finzi, Penelope (Editor), Vita-Finzi, Claudio (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] : American Philosophical Society Press, [2020]
Series:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ; v.108, pt. 4.
Subjects:
Leopold, Luna B. > (Luna Bergere), > 1915-2006.
Hydrology > Research > Biography.
Hydrologists > Biolography.
Water conservation > Research > Biography.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Precious water
  • Learning to observe
  • Research on a practical problem
  • Travels toward science
  • Science as a craft
  • Some water studies
  • Environmental impact
  • Environmental ethics.

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