@article{725725,
      recid = {725725},
      author = {Sears, Wheeler M. "Bo".,},
      title = {Helium the disappearing element / [electronic resource] :},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      abstract = {The subject of the book is helium, the element, and its  use in myriad applications including MRI machines, particle  accelerators, space telescopes, and of course balloons and  blimps. It was at the birth of our Universe, or the Big  Bang, where the majority of cosmic helium was created; and  stellar helium production continues. Although helium is the  second most abundant element in the Universe, it is  actually quite rare here on Earth and only exists because  of radioactive elements deep within the Earth. This book  includes a detailed history of the discovery of helium, of  the commercial industry built around it, how the helium we  actually encounter is produced within the Earth, and the  state of the helium industry today. The gas that most  people associate with birthday party balloons is running  out. ℓ́ℓWho cares?ℓ́ℓ you might ask. Well, without helium,  MRI machines could not function, rockets could not go into  space, particle accelerators such as those used by CERN  could not operate, fiber optic cables would not exist, and  semiconductor chips could not be madeℓ́Œthe list goes on  and on.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/725725},
}