Zemětřesení - Tragické výzvy v dějinách – Moczo Peter (2025)

Engaging, surprising, and educational. This is the reading about the tragic earthquakes and tsunamis in 1755, 1906, 1960, 1985, 2004, 2011, and 2023. How did these events influence our understanding of the planet we live on? How did they mark the fates of individual countries, and what warnings do they bring for the future? How have the lessons from earthquakes been reflected in human missions to the Moon and Mars?

This captivatingly written publication by Slovak seismologists answers these questions and many more. It represents a valuable source of information for anyone who wants to familiarize themselves with the latest insights into the role of seismology and the work of seismologists, as well as significant earthquakes in human history that changed the face of cities and societies themselves.
The book is complemented by colorful illustrations. It was first published in Slovak by Grada in 2023, and will be released in English by Springer Nature in the fall of 2024.

Brief content:
Foreword
Introduction
Interesting, but naive
Earthquakes – a brief introduction for almost everyone
Lisbon, November 1, 1755 – awakening
From naive ideas to modern science
Chile 1960 – when the Earth rings like a bell
Incredible Mexico 1985 – destruction from afar…