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An indispensable truth : how fusion power can save the planet / Francis F. Chen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Springer, c2011.Description: xvii, 433 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781441978196 (alk. paper)
  • 1441978194 (alk. paper)
Other title:
  • How fusion power can save the planet
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TK9204 .C48 2011
Contents:
The evidence for climate change -- The future of energy I : fossil fuels -- The future of energy II : renewable energy -- Fusion : energy from seawater -- Perfecting the magnetic bottle -- The remarkable tokamak -- Evolution and physics of the tokamak -- A half-century of progress -- Engineering : the big challenge -- Fusion concepts for the future.
Summary: "Both global warming and oil shortage can be solved by controlled fusion, a clean power source that will serve mankind for millennia. The idea of hydrogen fusion as well as its difficulties are presented in non-technical language to dispel the notion that fusion is always 50 years away. This book also summarizes the evidence for climate change and explains the principles of both fossil and 'green' energy sources to show that fusion is the best alternative for central-station power in the near term as well as the far future."--P. 4 of cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The evidence for climate change -- The future of energy I : fossil fuels -- The future of energy II : renewable energy -- Fusion : energy from seawater -- Perfecting the magnetic bottle -- The remarkable tokamak -- Evolution and physics of the tokamak -- A half-century of progress -- Engineering : the big challenge -- Fusion concepts for the future.

"Both global warming and oil shortage can be solved by controlled fusion, a clean power source that will serve mankind for millennia. The idea of hydrogen fusion as well as its difficulties are presented in non-technical language to dispel the notion that fusion is always 50 years away. This book also summarizes the evidence for climate change and explains the principles of both fossil and 'green' energy sources to show that fusion is the best alternative for central-station power in the near term as well as the far future."--P. 4 of cover.

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