Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines
A San Francisco Chronicle BestsellerWe live in complicated, dangerous times. Present and future presidents need to know if North Korea'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 private companies should be allowed to lead the way on space exploration, and what the actual facts are about the worsening threats from climate change. This is must-have information for all presidents—and citizens—of the twenty-first century.Winner of the 2009 Northern Californ…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-393-06988-4
- EAN: 9780393069884
- Produktnummer: 34246011
- Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'264 KB
- Abbildungen: 73 figures and illustrations
Über den Autor
Richard A. Muller is professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and the best-selling author of Physics for Future Presidents. For his outstanding work in experimental cosmology, he was awarded a 1982 MacArthur Genius” Fellowship, and also a share of the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for the discovery of dark energy.
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