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Autore |
Miley George H (George Hunter), <1933-> |
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Life at the center of the energy crisis : a technologist's search for a black swan / / George H. Miley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
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[Hackensack] N.J., : World Scientific, c2013 |
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New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2013] |
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�2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-46264-2 |
981-4436-50-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 213 pages) : illustrations |
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Soggetti |
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Nuclear engineers - United States |
Nuclear energy - Research - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Early days and searching for a starting path -- Burnable poison control for nuclear submarine reactors -- Nuclear pulse propagation and fission reactor kinetics -- Nuclear pumped laser (NPL) research -- Direct electron beam pumped laser -- Advanced lasers -- Alpha particle effects in thermonuclear fusion devices -- Alternate fusion concepts -- Advanced fuel fusion and direct energy conversion -- Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) -- Inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion -- Low energy nuclear reactions (LENR) -- Hydrogen economy and fuel cells -- Fusion propulsion and space colonization -- Nuclear batteries -- Computation and theory -- Nuclear power plant safety board and Illinois low-level waste site -- Teaching, education, and university administration -- Creation of a small company, NPL Associates, Inc -- Where am I in the search? What have I found? -- Concluding comments. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Life at the Center of the Energy Crisis: A Technologist's Search for a Black Swan describes the story of the author's work and struggles in the field of energy research. The author's experience in the field spans |
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