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2008006075 |
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GBA890699 |
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9780393066272 (hardcover) |
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QC28 |
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.M85 2008 |
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| Classification number |
530 |
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22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Muller, R. |
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(Richard) |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Physics for future presidents : |
| Remainder of title |
the science behind the headlines / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Richard A. Muller. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
W.W. Norton & Co., |
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c2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
380 p. : |
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ill., maps ; |
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25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-359) and index. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Title |
Introduction -- |
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[pt]. 1. |
| Title |
Terrorism -- |
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1. |
| Title |
Nine-eleven -- |
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Inspecting passengers -- |
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Taking control -- |
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Flying and navigating the airplane -- |
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Impact -- |
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2. |
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Terrorist nukes -- |
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Big nukes -- |
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The |
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terrorist dirty bomb -- |
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Rogue nukes -- |
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Uranium bombs -- |
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Plutonium bombs -- |
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3. The |
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next terrorist attack -- |
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Future airplane gasoline attacks -- |
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Bombs on airplanes -- |
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4. |
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Biological terrorism -- |
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The |
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anthrax attack -- |
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Terrorism : presidential summary -- |
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[pt]. 2. |
| Title |
Energy -- |
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5. |
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Key energy surprises -- |
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Why we love oil -- |
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Power -- |
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Energy alternatives -- |
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Th e |
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bottom line : the cost of energy -- |
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6. |
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Solar power -- |
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An |
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anecdote -- |
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Basic facts -- |
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Solar power plants -- |
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Solar airplanes -- |
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7. The |
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end of oil -- |
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Oil from coal : Fischer-Tropsch -- |
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The |
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price of oil -- |
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Energy : presidential summary -- |
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| Miscellaneous information |
[pt]. 3. |
| Title |
Nukes -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
8. |
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Radioactivity and death -- |
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Radiation and cancer -- |
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The |
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linear effect -- |
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The |
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Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor disaster -- |
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The |
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linear hypothesis -- |
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9. |
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Radioactive decay -- |
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Dangers of short versus long half-lives -- |
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Environmental radioactivity -- |
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Horrific mutations -- |
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X-rays and microwaves -- |
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Is radioactivity contagious? -- |
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10. |
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Nuclear weapons -- |
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The |
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key to an explosion: the nuclear chain reaction -- |
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World War II and the Manhattan Project -- |
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Critical mass - the first atomic secret -- |
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Hiroshima - the simple bomb design -- |
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The |
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hard part - purifying uranium-235 -- |
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Centrifuges -- |
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The |
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plutonium bomb - an implosion design -- |
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The |
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hydrogen bomb -- |
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Fallout -- |
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Big bombs -- |
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Smaller weapons, more destruction -- |
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11. |
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Nuclear madness -- |
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The |
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neutron bomb and the weapons paradox -- |
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Nuclear proliferation -- |
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How worried should we be? -- |
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Nukular weapons -- |
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12. |
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Nuclear power -- |
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Can a nuclear reactor explode like an atomic bomb? -- |
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Manufacturing plutonium -- |
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Fast breeder reactors -- |
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The |
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China Syndrome -- |
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Three Mile Island - fuel meltdown -- |
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Chernobyl - a runaway chain reaction -- |
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Pebble bed reactors -- |
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13. |
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Nuclear waste -- |
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My confession -- |
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Plutonium -- |
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Depleted uranium -- |
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14. |
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Controlled fusion -- |
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Tokamak -- |
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Laser fusion -- |
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Cold fusion -- |
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Nukes : presidential summary -- |
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[pt]. 4. |
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Space -- |
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15. |
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Space and satellites -- |
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Satellite orbits : LEO, GEO, and MEO -- |
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GPS : a set of medium-Earth-orbit satellites -- |
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Spy satellites -- |
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Rocket science -- |
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16. |
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Gravity applications -- |
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g's -- |
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Using gravity to search for ice, oil, hidden craters, and secret tunnels -- |
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Space industry : manufacturing in a weightless environment -- |
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Gravity on the Moon and asteroids -- |
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Artificial gravity -- |
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The |
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X Prize -- |
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17. |
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Humans in space -- |
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18. |
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Spying with invisible light -- |
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Infrared radiation -- |
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Remote sensing of the Earth -- |
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Military special ops -- |
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Stinger missiles -- |
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Radar and stealth -- |
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Radar imaging -- |
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X-ray backscatter -- |
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Space : presidential summary -- |
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[pt]. 5. |
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Global warming -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
19. A |
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brief history of climate -- |
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The |
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climate of the past 14,000 years -- |
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20. The |
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greenhouse effect -- |
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Carbon dioxide -- |
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Calculating greenhouse warming -- |
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Another danger : acid oceans -- |
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The |
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ozone hole -- |
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21. A |
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very likely cause -- |
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Doing something about it : Alaska -- |
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22. |
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Evidence -- |
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Distortion -- |
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Exaggeration -- |
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Cherry picking -- |
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News bias -- |
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The |
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hockey stick -- |
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Carbon dioxide and ancient climate -- |
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Science and propaganda -- |
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23. |
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Nonsolutions -- |
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Hydrogen hype -- |
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Electric automobiles -- |
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Fusion -- |
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Solar power -- |
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Recycling -- |
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Kyoto -- |
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24. The |
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fruit of the ground -- |
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Comfortable conservation -- |
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Compact fluorescent lights -- |
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Cool colors : when brown paint is white -- |
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Reason for optimism : Rosenfeld's law -- |
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The |
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fizzling population bomb -- |
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Automobile efficiency -- |
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25. |
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New technologies -- |
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Biofuels -- |
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Concentrating solar -- |
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Safe nukes -- |
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Clean coal -- |
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Carbon credits -- |
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Renewable energy -- |
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Global warming : presidential summary - the buck stops here -- |
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Notes -- |
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Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Physics |
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Social aspects. |
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Science and state. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Science in mass media. |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Table of contents only |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0810/2008006075.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0810/2008006075.html</a> |
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Books |
