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000471299 1001_ $$aClery, Daniel.
000471299 24512 $$aA piece of the sun :$$bthe quest for fusion energy /$$cDaniel Clery.
000471299 264_1 $$aLondon ;$$aNew York :$$bOverlook Duckworth,$$c2013.
000471299 300__ $$a320 pages :$$billustrations ;$$c24 cm
000471299 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent
000471299 337__ $$aunmediated$$2rdamedia
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000471299 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000471299 5050_ $$aWhy Fusion? -- Britain : Thonemann and the Pinch -- United States : Spitzer and the Stellarator -- Russia : Artsimovich and the Tokamak -- Tokamaks Take Over -- Fusion by Laser -- One Big Machine -- If Not Now, When?
000471299 520__ $$a"Our rapidly industrializing world has an insatiable hunger for energy and conventional sources are struggling to meet demand. Oil is running out, coal is damaging our climate, many nations are abandoning nuclear, yet solar, wind, and water will never be a complete replacement. The solution, says Daniel Clery in this deeply researched and 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. Nuclear fusion scientists have pursued this simple yet extraordinary ambition for decades. Skeptics say it will never work but, as A Piece of the Sun makes clear, large-scale nuclear fusion is scientifically possible--and has many advantages over other options. Fusion is clean, green and virtually limitless and Clery argues passionately and eloquently that the only thing keeping us from proving its worth is our politicians' shortsightedness. The world energy industry is worth trillions of dollars, divert just a tiny fraction of that into researching fusion and we would soon know if it is workable. Timely and authoritative, A Piece of the Sun is a rousing call-to-arms to seize this chance of avoiding the looming energy crisis"--$$cProvided by publisher.
000471299 650_0 $$aControlled fusion.
000471299 650_0 $$aRenewable energy sources.
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