Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines
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- Synopsis
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Learn 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 who will elect future presidents of the most powerful and influential country in the world, we need to know-truly understand, not just rely on television's talking heads-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 that should be nurtured and supported by the government, if nuclear power should be encouraged, and if global warming is actually happening. This book is written in everyday, nontechnical language on the science behind the concerns that our nation faces in the immediate future. Even active readers of serious journalism will be surprised by the lessons that the book contains. It is "must-have" information for all presidents-and citizens-of the twenty-first century.
Winner of the 2009 Northern California Book Award for General Nonfiction.
Note: Because of electronic rights issues, this publisher provided book does not contain all of the figures and the captions for the missing figures are missing as well. There is a scanned version of the book available at: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/1058286/ which contains all of the captions, though none of the figures themselves.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 384 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780393069884
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780393066272, 9780393337112, 9781452622729, 9781452672724
- Publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 06/05/15
- Copyrighted By:
- Richard A. Muller
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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