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Powering the Future

How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow

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Powering the Future

De: Robert B. Laughlin
Narrado por: Traber Burns
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In Powering the Future, Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin transports us two centuries into the future, when we’ve ceased to use carbon from the ground. Boldly, Laughlin predicts no earth-shattering transformations will have taken place. Six generations from now, there will still be soccer moms, shopping malls, and business trips. Firesides will still be snug and warm.

How will we do it? Not by discovering a magic bullet to slay our energy problems but through a slew of fascinating technologies, drawing on wind, water, and fire. Powering the Future is an objective yet optimistic tour through alternative fuel sources, set in a world where we’ve burned every last drop of petroleum and every last shovelful of coal.

©2011 Robert B. Laughlin (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ciencia Ciencias Geológicas Ciencias Sociales Estudios de Futuro Ingeniería Recursos Energéticos Sostenibilidad

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“The value of the book rests in the author’s thought-provoking assessment and his relentless faith in the earth…A work of intricate research free of hype, offering serious pros and cons with a sometimes whimsical flourish.” ( Kirkus Reviews)
Clear Exposition • Humorous Tone • Engaging Storytelling • Insightful Analysis • Compelling Ideas
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Welcome to the Carbon Future, at least as far as energy for transportation is concerned. The author clearly and unequivocally sets for the case that carbon is an optimum store of chemical energy, and that we humans just better get our heads around that.

I greatly respect the author's credentials and mastery of the subject, but I would have like a good deal more detail in various points. He seems to possibly be somewhat over focused on the pure energetics and doesn't allow for the fact that fuels come from a value chain with lots of factors... aggregation, processing, distribution, etc. And it's the 'output' of this process that determines the winner, not the fundamental nature of the product itself, although this is a very important part of the story. This is manifest in his doubts about the ability of bio sourced coal proxies (he names many, algae and miscanthus being a couple of the stronger competitors) to compete in a world where coal, as abundant as it is, naturally is getting more expensive to mine and transport while the bio side is busy moving up learning curves... such as for example the development of algae that 'produce' an oily product that will separate directly, so the algae itself can be left in it's watery, sunlit soup.

All this is at the margin though, and the basic case, that we should plan to live in a world with a lot more, not less, fossil fuel burning, is compelling.

This is not a book about the greenhouse effect and it's consequences per se, but I would certainly have enjoyed more from this author on this topic, as it is fundamental to understanding how the 'externalities'.... if any other than a warmer Siberia and Canada... will affect the costs implicit to the fossil vs. bio competition.

Prepare to have green prejudices demolished

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No complaint about the book, but reader imputes hubris not native to Laughlin who is a generous and kind teacher of science.

Laughlin's gifts transcend tone of teader.

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A well thought out and impartial analysis by a Nobel prize winner for physics. A often humorous view of energy and the environment. Recommended for all interested in energy and the environment. Great perspective and even handed about economic reality and fear impacting energy generation and perceptions.

An impartial look at current and future sources of energy

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I really like this book. Mostly posses questions answers. Makes you want to find the answers. Leaves much room for thought. Great analogies on power consumption. I wish all of them were in a pdf. We have much to do to save our planet. God gave us oil/coal time and a big brain to answer the questions. A must read for all humans.

Excellent book on powering the future

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A book with a good outlook of the future without all of the noise. We have no shortage of energy on this planet. We only have a shortage of how to harness it

Good book on the future

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I discovered the author several years ago when I read "A Different Universe." I bought this book solely on how much I enjoyed his ability to tell a story and convey his ideas.

This book was not a let down. Laughlin applies his analytic mind to the many real problems that will or can occur in attempting to meet our energy needs for the rest of our time here.

No Nonsense

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I enjoyed the theme but the author lost track a couple of times and went too deep into topics that needed only a few paragraphs. I still recommend it.

A couple of rabbit holes

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To suggest you understand where humanity will be 50yr in the future let alone two centuries at our current rate of technical progress is foolish. However, I liked your breakdown of the current state of affairs.

Solid basis but arrogant

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Great energy education for the non science science lovers. It introduces one to the world of energy and energy production in an easy to understand language

Energy

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Excellent tutorial by Nobel prize winning physicist on the fundamental nature of energy sources. I wish Washington DC would follow the science.

A Policy Guideline for Washington DC

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