Originally trained as a lunar scientist, John Dvorak spent twenty years operating a large telescope at Mauna Kea for the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii. He has written cover stories for Scientific American, Astronomy, and Physics Today. His books include Earthquake Storms and The Last Volcano.
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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. J... SEE MORE