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Physics for future presidents : the science behind the headlines / Richard A. Muller.

by Muller, R. (Richard)

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W.W. Norton & Co., c2008.

Physics -- Social aspects.

Science and state.

Science in mass media.

9780393066272 (hardcover)

0393066274 (hardcover)

380 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-359) and index.

I. Terrorism. Nine-eleven -- Terrorist nukes -- The next terrorist attack -- Biological terrorism -- II. Energy. Key energy surprises -- Solar power -- The end of oil -- III. Nukes -- Radioactivity and death -- Radioactive decay -- Nuclear weapons -- Nuclear madness -- Nuclear power -- Nuclear waste -- Controlled fusion -- IV. Space. Space and satellites -- Gravity applications -- Humans in space -- Spying with invisible light -- V. Global warming. A brief history of climate -- The greenhouse effect -- A very likely cause -- Evidence -- Nonsolutions -- The fruit of the ground -- New technologies.

Learn the science behind the headlines in this work that outlines the tools of terrorists, the dangers of nuclear power, and the reality of global warming.

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