Bortz Alfred B.
Bortz Alfred B. - Fusion's Promise How Technological Breakthroughs In Nuclear Fusion Can Conquer Climate Change On Earth (And Carry Humans To Mars Too) - Paperback
Bortz Alfred B. - Fusion's Promise How Technological Breakthroughs In Nuclear Fusion Can Conquer Climate Change On Earth (And Carry Humans To Mars Too) - Paperback
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Description: For over 60 years scientists and engineers have been trying to crack a seemingly intractable problem: how to build practical devices that exploit nuclear fusion. Access to electricity has facilitated a standard of living that was previously unimaginable but as the world's population grows and developing nations increasingly reap the benefits of electrification we face a serious global problem: burning fossil fuels currently produces about eighty percent of the world's energy but it produces a greenhouse effect that traps outgoing infrared radiation and warms the planet risking dire environmental consequences unless we reduce our fossil fuel consumption to near zero in the coming decades. Nuclear fusion the energy - producing process in the sun and stars could provide the answer: if it can be successfully harnessed here on Earth it will produce electricity with near - zero CO 2 byproduct by using the nuclei in water as its main fuel. The principles behind fusion are understood but the technology is far from being fully realized and governments universities and venture capitalists are pumping vast amounts of money into many ideas some highly speculative that could lead to functioning fusion reactors. This book puts all of these attempts together in one place providing clear explanations for readers who are interested in new energy technologies including those with no formal training in science or engineering. For each of the many approaches to fusion the reader will learn who pioneered the approach how the concept works in plain English how experimental tests were engineered the future prospects and comparison with other approaches. From long - established fusion technologies to emerging and exotic methods the reader will learn all about the idea that could eventually constitute the single greatest engineering advance in human history.
Title: Fusion's Promise How Technological Breakthroughs In Nuclear Fusion Can Conquer Climate Change On Earth (And Carry Humans To Mars Too)
Author(s): Bortz Alfred B.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Ag
Barcode: 9783031229053
Pages: 272 Pages, 200 Illustrations, Color; 9 Illustrations, Black And White; Xxvii, 272 P. 209 Illus., 200
Publication Date: 3/25/2023
Category: Nuclear Power & Engineering
Description: For over 60 years scientists and engineers have been trying to crack a seemingly intractable problem: how to build practical devices that exploit nuclear fusion. Access to electricity has facilitated a standard of living that was previously unimaginable but as the world's population grows and developing nations increasingly reap the benefits of electrification we face a serious global problem: burning fossil fuels currently produces about eighty percent of the world's energy but it produces a greenhouse effect that traps outgoing infrared radiation and warms the planet risking dire environmental consequences unless we reduce our fossil fuel consumption to near zero in the coming decades. Nuclear fusion the energy - producing process in the sun and stars could provide the answer: if it can be successfully harnessed here on Earth it will produce electricity with near - zero CO 2 byproduct by using the nuclei in water as its main fuel. The principles behind fusion are understood but the technology is far from being fully realized and governments universities and venture capitalists are pumping vast amounts of money into many ideas some highly speculative that could lead to functioning fusion reactors. This book puts all of these attempts together in one place providing clear explanations for readers who are interested in new energy technologies including those with no formal training in science or engineering. For each of the many approaches to fusion the reader will learn who pioneered the approach how the concept works in plain English how experimental tests were engineered the future prospects and comparison with other approaches. From long - established fusion technologies to emerging and exotic methods the reader will learn all about the idea that could eventually constitute the single greatest engineering advance in human history.
Title: Fusion's Promise How Technological Breakthroughs In Nuclear Fusion Can Conquer Climate Change On Earth (And Carry Humans To Mars Too)
Author(s): Bortz Alfred B.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Ag
Barcode: 9783031229053
Pages: 272 Pages, 200 Illustrations, Color; 9 Illustrations, Black And White; Xxvii, 272 P. 209 Illus., 200
Publication Date: 3/25/2023
Category: Nuclear Power & Engineering
