{"product_id":"superfuel-paperback","title":"SuperFuel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 War \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 safer, cleaner, and more abundant than uranium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the dawn of the Atomic Age, thorium and uranium seemed to be in close competition as the fuel of the future. Uranium, with its ability to undergo fission and produce explosive material for atomic weapons, won out over its more pacific sister element, relegating thorium to the dustbin of science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, as we grapple with the perils of nuclear energy and rogue atomic weapons, and mankind confronts the specter of global climate change, thorium is re-emerging as the overlooked energy source as a small group of activists and outsiders is working, with the help of Silicon Valley investors, to build a thorium-power industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the first book mainstream book to tackle these issues\u003ci\u003e, Superfuel\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of rediscovery of a long lost technology that has the power to transform the world's future, and the story of the pacifists, who were sidelined in favour of atomic weapon hawks, but who can wean us off our fossil-fuel addiction and avert the risk of nuclear meltdown for ever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Martin is an award-winning science writer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eWired, Time, Fortune, The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best Science Writing of 2004\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editorial director of Pike Research, a leading clean energy firm. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761075487008,"sku":"9781137278340","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4c51d3e81f419bdd4ab8c940035506d6.webp?v=1780198983","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/superfuel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}