Wonders of Nuclear Fusion: Creating an Ultimate Energy Source
No. of pages 122
Published: 2011
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With accessible writing, Neal Singer introduces young readers to what fusion is--and isn't. He explains the ways scientists have approached and developed fusion and discusses its advantages over other forms of energy production.
Mention nuclear fusion--the joining of two light atoms to form a heavier one--and most people think of bombs. But fusion has other uses, too. Inside an encapsulated space at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, scientists test the Z Machine, a pulsed power structure that uses electricity and magnetism to produce nuclear fusion. Although much of the research has focused on the development of nuclear weaponry, the Z Machine--along with the ITER machine in France and the National Ignition Facility in California, also discussed in suitable detail--may also help scientists find a way to harness fusion energy in order to provide clean, renewable energy to the world's growing population.
This book is part of a book series called Worlds Of Wonder .
There are 122 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by University of New Mexico Press .
Neal Singer, a science writer at Sandia National Laboratories, has authored many freelance articles. This is his first book.
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