Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines - Couverture rigide

Muller, Richard A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0393081613 ISBN 13 : 9780393081619

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2012

Synopsis

The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the BP oil rig explosion, and the looming reality of global warming have reminded the president and all U.S. citizens that nothing has more impact on our lives than the supply of and demand for energy. Its procurement dominates our economy and foreign policy more than any other factor. But the "energy question" is more confusing, contentious, and complicated than ever before. We need to know if nuclear power will ever really be safe. We need to know if solar and wind power will ever really be viable. And we desperately need to know if the natural gas deposits in Pennsylvania are a windfall of historic proportions or a false hope that will create more problems than solutions. Richard A. Muller provides all the answers in this must-read guide to our energy priorities now and in the coming years.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard A. Muller is professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and the best-selling author of Physics for Future Presidents. For his outstanding work in experimental cosmology, he was awarded a 1982 MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship, and also a share of the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for the discovery of dark energy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393081613
• ISBN 13: 9780393081619
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
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• Personne responsable: non disponible