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A PIECE OF THE SUN: The Quest for Fusion Energy by Daniel Clery (2014 TPB)(B1)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Personalize
- No
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- No
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
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- Vintage
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- ISBN
- 9781468308891
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Abrams, Inc.
ISBN-10
1468308890
ISBN-13
9781468308891
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175242409
Product Key Features
Book Title
Piece of the Sun : the Quest for Fusion Energy
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Power Resources / Nuclear, Energy, General, Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable, Earth Sciences / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Explaining cutting-edge science with remarkable lucidity . . . Clery illuminates the reasons for large investments in fusion as an energy alternative the world desperately needs."- Booklist "A surprisingly sprightly tour d'horizon of the pursuit of fusion energy, from Science deputy news director Clery."- Kirkus Reviews, "Explaining cutting-edge science with remarkable lucidity . . . Clery illuminates the reasons for large investments in fusion as an energy alternative the world desperately needs."- Booklist "A surprisingly sprightly tour d'horizon of the pursuit of fusion energy, from Science deputy news director Clery."- Kirkus Reviews "A decades-long roller-coaster ride of disappointment and hope." -NBCNews.com "A solid no-nonsense primer for those interested in fusion's history." - Science News "Clery chronicles the march of fusion projects and innovative physicists . . . a prodigious realm of pinch plasmas, stellarators and tokamaks." - Nature
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
621.48/4
Synopsis
The solution, says Daniel Clery in this deeply revelatory book, is to be found in the original energy source: the Sun itself. There, at its center, the fusion of 620 million tons of hydrogen every second generates an unfathomable amount of energy. By replicating even a tiny piece of the Sun's power on Earth, we can secure all the heat and energy we would ever need. The simple yet extraordinary ambition of nuclear-fusion scientists has garnered many skeptics, but, as A Piece of the Sun makes clear, large-scale nuclear fusion is scientifically possible--and perhaps even preferable to other options. Clery argues passionately and eloquently that the only thing keeping us from harnessing this cheap, clean and renewable energy is our own shortsightedness., Our rapidly industrializing world has an insatiable hunger for energy, but conventional sources are running out.
LC Classification Number
QC791.735.C25 2014
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