Physics for Future Presidents

"Physics for Future Presidents" gives the reader the science behind the headlines - the tools of terrorists, the dangers of nuclear power and the reality of global warming.We live in complicated, dangerous times. They are also hyper-technical times. As citizens of the world today, we need to know-truly understand, not just rely on television's experts - if Iran's nascent nuclear capability is a genuine threat to the West, if biochemical weapons are likely to be developed by terrorists, if there are viable alternatives to fossil fuels, if nuclear power should be encouraged and if global warming is actually happening. This book is written in non-technical language on the science behind the concerns that the West faces in the immediate future. Even active readers of serious journalism will be surprised by the lessons that the book contains. It is essential information for all leaders - and citizens - of the twenty-first century.

ISBN 0393066274   Pages 375 ISBN13 9780393066272 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher WW Norton & Co   Weight (grammes) 694 Imprint WW Norton & Co   Published in New York Format Hardback   Height (mm) 237 Publication date 29 Aug 2008   Width (mm) 162 Library of Congress 2008006075   Spine width (mm) 31 DEWEY 530   Academic level Undergraduate DEWEY edition DC22

I		Terrorism
1		Nine-Eleven		19
2		Terrorist Nukes		32
3		The Next Terrorist Attack		45
4		Biological Terrorism		53
		Terrorism: Presidential Summary		60
II		Energy
5		Key Energy Surprises		65
6		Solar Power		77
7		The End of Oil		86
		Energy: Presidential Summary		91
III		Nukes
8		Radioactivity and Death		95
9		Radioactive Decay		111
10		Nuclear Weapons		123
11		Nuclear Madness		146
12		Nuclear Power		154
13		Nuclear Waste		171
14		Controlled Fusion		180
		Nukes: Presidential Summary		188
IV		Space
15		Space and Satellites		195
16		Gravity Applications		210
17		Humans in Space		222
18		Spying With Invisible Light		228
		Space: Presidential Summary		244
V		Global Warming
19		A Brief History of Climate		251
20		The Greenhouse Effect		261
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