Chen F.F. An Indispensable Truth: How Fusion Power Can Save the Planet

Springer Science+Business Media, 2011, 433 pages, ISBN: 1441978194Both global warming and oil shortage can be solved by controlled fusion, a clean power source that will serve mankind for millennia.The idea of hydrogen fusion as well as its difficulties are presented in non-technical language to dispel the notion that fusion is always 50 years away.This book also summarizes the evidence for climate change and explains the principles of both fossil and "green" energy sources to show that fusion is the best alternative for central-station power in the near term as well as the far future.Recent books have raised the public consciousness about the dangers of global warming and climate change. This book is intended to convey the message that there is a solution. The solution is the rapid development of hydrogen fusion energy. This energy source is inexhaustible and, although achieving fusion energy is difficult, the progress made in the past two decades has been remarkable. The physics issues are now understood well enough that serious engineering can begin.The book starts with a summary of climate change and energy sources, trying to give a concise, clear, impartial picture of the facts, separate from conjecture and sensationalism. Controlled fusion - the difficult problems and ingenious solutions - is then explained using many new concepts.The bottom line - what has yet to be done, how long it will take, and how much it will cost - may surprise you.Why Fusion Is Indispensable
The Evidence for Climate Change
The Future of Energy I: Fossil Fuels
The Future of Energy II: Renewable EnergyHow Fusion Works and What It Can Do
Fusion: Energy from Seawater
Perfecting the Magnetic Bottle
The Remarkable Tokamak
Evolution and Physics of the Tokamak
A Half-Century of Progress
Engineering: The Big Challenge
Fusion Concepts for the Future
Conclusions