Fusion: Science, Politics, and the Invention of a New Energy Source

by Joan Lisa Bromberg

Book Overview

For more than thirty years, the prospect of unlimited fusion energy has attracted scientists and the public. Joan Lisa Bromberg's book documents the history of the American magnetic fusion reactor program. It is also a lively account that will inform interested citizens of limited technical background who are concerned with the nation's energy strategy. The book carries the story from the program's inception under the auspices of the Atomic Energy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262021803
• ISBN13: 9780262021807
• Release Date: September 1982
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"