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Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines | 
| Author: Richard A. Muller
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 2553
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 354
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0393066274
Dewey Decimal Number: 530
EAN: 9780393066272
ASIN: 0393066274
Publication Date: August 4, 2008
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Product Description
Learn the science behind the headlines—the tools of terrorists, the dangers of nuclear power, and the reality of global warming.
We live in complicated, dangerous times. They are also hyper-technical times. As citizens who will elect future presidents of the most powerful and influential country in the world, we need to know—truly understand, not just rely on television's talking heads—if Iran'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 nuclear power should be encouraged, and if global warming is actually happening. This book is written in everyday, nontechnical language on the science behind the concerns that our nation faces in the immediate future. Even active readers of serious journalism will be surprised by the lessons that the book contains. It is "must-have" information for all presidents—and citizens—of the twenty-first century. 50 illustrations.
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 Physics for Future Presidents Review October 6, 2008
As a scientist and educator I find this book facinating. Rich Muller has a unique way of looking at the essential elements of the science and society topcs he chooses. He extracts essential physics principles and explains them in common sense ways.
 When even the cover has the physics wrong, you know it's going to stink October 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Aiee! It's a future so bizarre and twisted that the very reflections of objects themselves have been inverted! All hands abandon earth!
Suggested additional reading: Physics for Idiot Graphic Designers
 excellent October 1, 2008
This book should be titled physics for future voters. I wish it was required reading to graduate high school. Extremly easy to read but not dumbed down. I will be watching for more books from Dr Muller.
I cannot believe it September 13, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am a owner of an electric car (Toyota Rav4 EV). I have been driving it since April 2002 and I am very familiar with electrical vehicles. I found Professor Muller's writing on EV stuff is completely untrue.
Dangerous mis-information September 13, 2008
3 out of 13 found this review helpful
I checked some other reviews of this book and read that in one important area it is pushing some serious misinformation about global warming. Specifically the false notion that CO2 greenhouse gases follow heating (hence asking us to believe that global warming is not our fault) - when all the science - reputable science says that our forcible increasing of CO2 and other greenhouse gases has caused and will cause increased heating of the atmosphere and oceans. And increasing to a level that is anywhere from horribly disruptive to catastrophic.
It may be that this book does presentation well, but on this important fact, it is dangerous to mis-inform policy leaders on perhaps the most important issue of our time. I do hope future presidents will get their information from better sources. Zero stars.
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