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  • Earth in Flames

    How an Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs and How We Can Avoid a Similar Fate From Nuclear Winter

    de Owen Brian Toon, Alan Robock ...
    Sixty-six million years ago an asteroid as large as Mt. Everest hit what is now the Yucatan Peninsula at a speed ten times faster than the fastest rifle bullet. Debris from the impact blew into space, re-entered the atmosphere as a swarm of shooting stars that burned the global forests and grasslands, leaving behind a thin global layer containing rock from the asteroid and from Mexico, and smoke ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

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    Earth in Flames

    How an Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs and How We Can Avoid a Similar Fate From Nuclear Winter

    de Owen Brian Toon, Alan Robock ...
    Narrado por Kyle Snyder ...

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    9 hora 12 minutos

    Sixty-six million years ago an asteroid as large as Mt. Everest hit what is now the Yucatan Peninsula at a speed ten times faster than the fastest rifle bullet. Debris from the impact blew into space, re-entered the atmosphere as a swarm of shooting stars that burned the global forests and grasslands, leaving behind a thin global layer containing rock from the asteroid and from Mexico, and smoke ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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  • Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines

    The Science Behind the Headlines

    de Richard A. Muller ...
    “A triumph.”—Steve Weinberg, Boston GlobeThis is “must-have” information for all presidents—and citizens—of the twenty-first century: Is Iran’s nascent nuclear capability a genuine threat to the West? Are biochemical weapons likely to be developed by terrorists? Are there viable alternatives to fossil fuels that should be nurtured and supported by the government? Should nuclear power be encouraged ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • SuperFuel

    Thorium, the Green Energy Source for the Future

    de Richard Martin ...
    Series series MacSci
    A riveting look at how an alternative source of energy is revoluntionising nuclear power, promising a safe and clean future for millions, and why thorium was sidelined at the height of the Cold WarIn this groundbreaking account of an energy revolution in the making, award-winning science writer Richard Martin introduces us to thorium, a radioactive element and alternative nuclear fuel that is far ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Atomic Awakening

    de James Mahaffey ...
    “Persuasive and based on deep research. Atomic Awakening taught me a great deal." —NatureThe American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death. With Hiroshima and the Cold War still ringing in our ears, our perception of all things nuclear is seen through the lens of weapons development. Nuclear power is full of mind-bending theories, deep secrets, and ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Atoms and Ashes

    A Global History of Nuclear Disasters

    de Serhii Plokhy ...
    A chilling account of more than half a century of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “definitive” (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly.Almost 145,000 Americans fled their homes in and around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in late March 1979, hoping to save themselves from an invisible enemy: radiation. The reactor at the nearby Three Mile Island nuclear power plant had gone into partial ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Apocalypse Factory

    Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age

    de Steve Olson ...
    A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph, decades of secrecy, and the unimaginable destruction wrought by the creation of the atomic bomb.It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Power to Save the World

    The Truth About Nuclear Energy

    de Gwyneth Cravens ...
    An informed look at the myths and fears surrounding nuclear energy, and a practical, politically realistic solution to global warming and our energy needs. Faced by the world's oil shortages and curious about alternative energy sources, Gwyneth Cravens skeptically sets out to find the truth about nuclear energy. Her conclusion: it is a totally viable and practical solution to global warming. In ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Going Nuclear

    How Atomic Energy Will Save the World

    de Tim Gregory ...
    A bold, provocative, and knowledgable case for the importance of nuclear science and how nuclear power is essential to reaching net zero.What if net zero is not an environmental challenge, but an energy challenge?In this visionary book, Dr. Tim Gregory challenges prevailing narratives around climate change, arguing that the goal of net zero is not simply to replace fossil fuels with renewables, ... Leer más

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  • Radiation

    What It Is, What You Need to Know

    de Robert Peter Gale, Eric Lax ...
    The essential guide to radiation: the good, the bad, and the utterly fascinating, explained with unprecedented clarity.Earth, born in a nuclear explosion, is a radioactive planet; without radiation, life would not exist. And while radiation can be dangerous, it is also deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now Robert Peter Gale, M.D,—the doctor to whom concerned governments turned in ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Hell's Fire: A Documentary History of the American Atomic and Thermonuclear Weapons Projects, from Hiroshima to the Cold War and the War on Terror

    de Lenny Flank ...
    A history of nuclear weapons, from the Manhattan Project which built the atomic bomb, to the "Mike" test which paved the way for the hydrogen bomb, to the "war on terror" which seeks an entire new generation of "earth-penetrating" nuclear bombs. ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Nuclear Energy

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    de Charles D. Ferguson ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    Originally perceived as a cheap and plentiful source of power, the commercial use of nuclear energy has been controversial for decades. Worries about the dangers that nuclear plants and their radioactive waste posed to nearby communities grew over time, and plant construction in the United States virtually died after the early 1980s. The 1986 disaster at Chernobyl only reinforced nuclear power's ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD