The Plasma Universe - Softcover

Suplee, Curt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521519276 ISBN 13: 9780521519274

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Plasma physics is the fascinating science behind lightning bolts, fluorescent lights, solar flares, ultra-bright TV screens, fusion reactors, cosmic jets and black hole radiation, to name but a few examples. Yet plasmas obey their own, often very surprising, rules, and repeatedly defy our best efforts to anticipate and control them. This richly illustrated book reveals for the first time the exciting world of plasma physics to a non-technical audience. It describes the phenomena, and follows the worldwide research effort to comprehend them, taking the reader on a journey from neighborhood neon lights to the remotest galaxies and beyond. The lively text is interspersed with fascinating photographs and explanatory diagrams, giving the readers a deeper understanding of the world around them.

About this title

About the Author

Curt Suplee is a renowned science writer. He was a writer and editor at The Washington Post, where he was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He has won the Science Journalism Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society's Grady-Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry to the Public, and two national prizes from the American Astronomical Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521519276
• ISBN 13: 9780521519274
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 88