We live in complicated, dangerous times. They are also hyper-technical times. As citizens who will elect future presidents of the most powerful and influential country in the world, we need to know--truly understand, not just rely on television's talking heads--if Iran's nascent nuclear capability is a genuine threat to the West, if biochemical weapons are likely to be developed by terrorists, if there are viable alternatives to fossil fuels that should be nurtured and supported by the government, if nuclear power should be encouraged, and if global warming is actually happening. This book is written in everyday, nontechnical language on the science behind the concerns that our nation faces in the immediate future. Even active readers of serious journalism will be surprised by the lessons that the book contains. It is "must-have" information for all presidents--and citizens--of the twenty-first century.

Author: Richard A. Muller
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 382
Weight: 1.5lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.52w x 1.23d
ISBN: 9780393066272


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2008 pg. 62
Publishers Weekly 05/05/2008 pg. 56
Scientific American 09/01/2008 pg. 114
Science 10/03/2008 pg. 48
Choice 02/01/2009

About the Author
Muller, Richard A.: - Richard A. Muller is professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and the best-selling author of Physics for Future Presidents. For his outstanding work in experimental cosmology, he was awarded a 1982 MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship, and also a share of the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for the discovery of dark energy.