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100	1		_aMuller, R. _q(Richard)
245	1	0	_aPhysics for future presidents : _bthe science behind the headlines / _cRichard A. Muller.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bW.W. Norton & Co., _cc2008.
300			_a380 p. : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 347-359) and index.
505	0	0	_tIntroduction -- _g[pt]. 1. _tTerrorism -- _g1. _tNine-eleven -- _tInspecting passengers -- _tTaking control -- _tFlying and navigating the airplane -- _tImpact -- _g2. _tTerrorist nukes -- _tBig nukes -- _gThe _tterrorist dirty bomb -- _tRogue nukes -- _tUranium bombs -- _tPlutonium bombs -- _g3. The _tnext terrorist attack -- _tFuture airplane gasoline attacks -- _tBombs on airplanes -- _g4. _tBiological terrorism -- _gThe _tanthrax attack -- _tTerrorism : presidential summary -- _g[pt]. 2. _tEnergy -- _g5. _tKey energy surprises -- _tWhy we love oil -- _tPower -- _tEnergy alternatives -- _gTh e _tbottom line : the cost of energy -- _g6. _tSolar power -- _gAn _tanecdote -- _tBasic facts -- _tSolar power plants -- _tSolar airplanes -- _g7. The _tend of oil -- _tOil from coal : Fischer-Tropsch -- _gThe _tprice of oil -- _tEnergy : presidential summary --
505	0	0	_g[pt]. 3. _tNukes -- _g8. _tRadioactivity and death -- _tRadiation and cancer -- _gThe _tlinear effect -- _gThe _tChernobyl Nuclear Reactor disaster -- _gThe _tlinear hypothesis -- _g9. _tRadioactive decay -- _tDangers of short versus long half-lives -- _tEnvironmental radioactivity -- _tHorrific mutations -- _tX-rays and microwaves -- _tIs radioactivity contagious? -- _g10. _tNuclear weapons -- _gThe _tkey to an explosion: the nuclear chain reaction -- _tWorld War II and the Manhattan Project -- _tCritical mass - the first atomic secret -- _tHiroshima - the simple bomb design -- _gThe _thard part - purifying uranium-235 -- _tCentrifuges -- _gThe _tplutonium bomb - an implosion design -- _gThe _thydrogen bomb -- _tFallout -- _tBig bombs -- _tSmaller weapons, more destruction -- _g11. _tNuclear madness -- _gThe _tneutron bomb and the weapons paradox -- _tNuclear proliferation -- _tHow worried should we be? -- _tNukular weapons -- _g12. _tNuclear power -- _tCan a nuclear reactor explode like an atomic bomb? -- _tManufacturing plutonium -- _tFast breeder reactors -- _gThe _tChina Syndrome -- _tThree Mile Island - fuel meltdown -- _tChernobyl - a runaway chain reaction -- _tPebble bed reactors -- _g13. _tNuclear waste -- _tMy confession -- _tPlutonium -- _tDepleted uranium -- _g14. _tControlled fusion -- _tTokamak -- _tLaser fusion -- _tCold fusion -- _tNukes : presidential summary --
505	0	0	_g[pt]. 4. _tSpace -- _g15. _tSpace and satellites -- _tSatellite orbits : LEO, GEO, and MEO -- _tGPS : a set of medium-Earth-orbit satellites -- _tSpy satellites -- _tRocket science -- _g16. _tGravity applications -- _tg's -- _tUsing gravity to search for ice, oil, hidden craters, and secret tunnels -- _tSpace industry : manufacturing in a weightless environment -- _tGravity on the Moon and asteroids -- _tArtificial gravity -- _gThe _tX Prize -- _g17. _tHumans in space -- _g18. _tSpying with invisible light -- _tInfrared radiation -- _tRemote sensing of the Earth -- _tMilitary special ops -- _tStinger missiles -- _tRadar and stealth -- _tRadar imaging -- _tX-ray backscatter -- _tSpace : presidential summary -- _g[pt]. 5. _tGlobal warming -- _g19. A _tbrief history of climate -- _gThe _tclimate of the past 14,000 years -- _g20. The _tgreenhouse effect -- _tCarbon dioxide -- _tCalculating greenhouse warming -- _tAnother danger : acid oceans -- _gThe _tozone hole -- _g21. A _tvery likely cause -- _gDoing something about it : Alaska -- _g22. _tEvidence -- _tDistortion -- _tExaggeration -- _tCherry picking -- _tNews bias -- _gThe _thockey stick -- _tCarbon dioxide and ancient climate -- _tScience and propaganda -- _g23. _tNonsolutions -- _tHydrogen hype -- _tElectric automobiles -- _tFusion -- _tSolar power -- _tRecycling -- _tKyoto --
505	0	0	_g24. The _tfruit of the ground -- _tComfortable conservation -- _tCompact fluorescent lights -- _tCool colors : when brown paint is white -- _tReason for optimism : Rosenfeld's law -- _gThe _tfizzling population bomb -- _tAutomobile efficiency -- _g25. _tNew technologies -- _tBiofuels -- _tConcentrating solar -- _tSafe nukes -- _tClean coal -- _tCarbon credits -- _tRenewable energy -- _tGlobal warming : presidential summary - the buck stops here -- _tNotes -- _tIndex.
520			_aLearn 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	_aPhysics _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aScience and state.
650		0	_aScience in mass media.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0810/2008006075.html
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