The man who caught the storm : the life of legendary tornado chaser Tim Samaras
Hargrove, Brantley
The man who caught the storm is the saga of one of history's greatest tornado chasers. It's a tour-de-force tale of obsession and ingenuity, capturing the race to understand nature's fiercest phenomenon. At the center is Tim Samaras, a self-taught inventor who sought to become the first person ever to peer inside the heart of the tornado. Through daring, heart-pounding chases, Samaras successfully transformed our understanding of tornadoes, achieving breakthroughs that top scientists had deemed impossible. But eventually, he met his match in a tragic faceoff against the largest tornado ever recorded. Following the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Into the Wild, Brantley Hargrove's masterful narrative plunges readers inside the extremes of the natural world and reveals the remarkable character of a man who walked the line betwwen life and death in pursuit of knowledge. (4ème de couverture)
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