The Star Builders
Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet
$35.24
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2022
Summary
From a young, award-winning scientist, a “thoughtful and illuminating” look at one of the most compelling and historic turning points of our time–the race to harness the power of the stars and produce controlled fusion, creating a practically unlimited supply of clean energy.
The most important energy-making process in the universe takes place inside stars. The ability to duplicate that process in a lab, once thought impossible, may now be closer than we think.
Today, teams of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781982130671 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1982130679 |
| Author: | Arthur Turrell |
| Publisher: | Scribner Book Company |
| Imprint: | Scribner Book Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 140mm x 213mm |
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Critics Review
“Thoughtful and illuminating….In the end, The Star Builders is realistic and positive-an interesting snapshot of the current situation and key players.” -Nature
Arthur Turrell
Arthur Turrell has a PhD in plasma physics from Imperial College London and won the Rutherford Prize for the Public Understanding of Plasma Physics. His research and writing have been featured in The Daily Mail, The Guardian, the International Business Times, Gizmodo, and other publications. He works as a Deputy Director at the Data Science Campus of the Office for National Statistics in the UK. He is the author of The Star Builders.
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