Beyond Smoke and Mirrors. Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century

Richter, Burton

ISBN 10: 0521747813 / ISBN 13: 9780521747813

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York, 2010

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xvi + 226 pp. Rubber-stamped on half title page.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Smoke and Mirrors. Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521747813
• ISBN 13: 9780521747813
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Meteorology and Climatology

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Synopsis

Nobel Prize-winning scientist's assessment of options for switching to sustainable energy provision to avert potentially disastrous consequences of climate change.

About the Author

Burton Richter is Paul Pigott Professor in the Physical Sciences, Emeritus and Director Emeritus, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center at Stanford University. He is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist for his pioneering work in the discovery of a heavy elementary particle. He received the Lawrence Medal from the US Department of Energy and the Abelson Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Over the last decade, he has turned his attention from high-energy physics to climate change and energy issues, and has earned a strong reputation in this field as well. He has served on many national and international review committees, but his most direct involvement is with nuclear energy where he chairs an advisory committee to the US Department of Energy. He is also a chairman of a recent American Physical Society study on energy efficiency, and a member of the 'Blue Ribbon Panel' that oversaw the final edit of the US climate impact assessment that was released in 2000. He has written over 300 papers in scientific journals and op-ed articles for the NY Times, Washington Post, and LA Times.