Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Physics for Future Presidents by Richard Muller

It's a great book that tells you all the physics you need to know to be president (although I don't plan on becoming president). The 1st chapter is on terrorism. It explains the physics of past and possible future terrorist attacks, such as how the Twin Towers collapsed and the probability of terrorists engaging in nuclear warfare. The 2nd chapter is on energy. It explains different ways of getting electricity and gasoline. The 3rd chapter is on nuclear weapons and nuclear power. It explains how to calculate the expected excess deaths from a nuclear bomb or nuclear waste spill and different versions of nuclear reactors. The 4th chapter is on space. It explains the practicality of sending humans to space and what speed a rocket needs to reach to orbit Earth. The 5th and last chapter is on global warming. It explains the solutions and nonsolutions for this dangerous problem.
-Ezra

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