Energy or Extinction?
The Case for Nuclear Energy
1st Edition
Published on 22. September 2023
102 pages
978-1-003-82684-2 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1977 and as second edition in 1979, this book argues that without energy sources on a vast scale our present society cannot survive. According to the author, Fred Hoyle, the technology to tap solar, wind or wave power on a large enough scale just does not exist. He considers nuclear fission to be the only source currently capable of supplying our needs. The author fills in the scientific background necessary to appreciate his arguments in his lucid, direct style, so that the book can act as an ideal introduction for those unfamiliar with the energy debate. This short book is unashamedly provocative and many of the central tenets of it remain as relevant today as when it was first published.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-003-82684-2 (9781003826842)
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Person
Fred Hoyle was one of the 20th Century's great scientific thinkers. He was Plumian Professor at Cambridge 1957 - 1972 and founder director of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Cambridge 1967-1972.
Content
Introduction. 1. The Anti-Nuclear Environmentalists 2. Stars and Atoms 3. Energy 4. Energy Availability: Non-Nuclear Sources 5. Energy Availability: Nuclear Sources 6. The Safety of Nuclear Energy.
