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The star builders : nuclear fusion and the race to power the planet / Arthur Turrell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Turrell, Arthur, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Controlled fusion.
- Renewable energy sources.
- Nuclear energy--Environmental aspects.
- Nuclear energy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 259 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner, 2021.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Prologue: A crazy idea
- The star builders
- Build a star, save the planet
- Energy from atoms
- How the universe builds stars
- How to build a star with magnetic fields
- How to build a star with inertia
- The new star builders
- Isn't this all a bit dangerous?
- Finishing the race for fusion
- Epilogue: Can we afford not to do fusion?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781982130688
- 1982130687
- Publisher Number:
- 99988574458
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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