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An Indispensable Truth
Francis F. Chen
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Description for An Indispensable Truth
Hardcover. This book presents fusion energy as a potential solution for global warming. It explains recent developments in fusion energy and provides a simplified summary of alternate energy sources. Num Pages: 433 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP; PHP; RNPG; RNU; THFG; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 898.
Recent books have raised the public consciousness about the dangers of global warming and climate change. This book is intended to convey the message that there is a solution. The solution is the rapid development of hydrogen fusion energy. This energy source is inexhaustible and, although achieving fusion energy is difficult, the progress made in the past two decades has been remarkable. The physics issues are now understood well enough that serious engineering can begin.The book starts with a summary of climate change and energy sources, trying to give a concise, clear, impartial picture of the ... Read more
Recent books have raised the public consciousness about the dangers of global warming and climate change. This book is intended to convey the message that there is a solution. The solution is the rapid development of hydrogen fusion energy. This energy source is inexhaustible and, although achieving fusion energy is difficult, the progress made in the past two decades has been remarkable. The physics issues are now understood well enough that serious engineering can begin.The book starts with a summary of climate change and energy sources, trying to give a concise, clear, impartial picture of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
Number of Pages
433
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441978196
SKU
V9781441978196
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99-15
About Francis F. Chen
Francis F. Chen's career in plasma physics has extended over five decades. His textbook Introduction to Plasma Physics has been used worldwide continuously since 1974. He is the only physicist who has published significantly in both experiment and theory and on both magnetic fusion and laser fusion. As an outdoorsman and runner, he is deeply concerned about the environment. Currently ... Read more
Reviews for An Indispensable Truth
From the reviews: “The ‘indispensable truth’ is that Chen … has written what may well be recognized as the definitive retrospective on the promise of endless supplies of cheap, clean nuclear energy from fusion, offering the prospect of realizing the promise at last. … It is stylishly written, designed, and illustrated to appeal to general readers … . Chen ... Read more