Citizen Scientist: Collected Essays of Frank von Hippel

by Frank von Hippel, Frank Von Hippel

Overview

"Blurb & Contents" Frank von Hippel has been at the forefront of those scientists grappling with the troubled legacy of our Nuclear Age. Von Hippel offers insights about the choices we must make and how science can help us to make them. Topics include nuclear power, atomic weapons, disarmament, energy and the future of automobiles. The scientist's role in public life and the importance of "making trouble" is emphasized. Of interest to physicists, particularly those working in nuclear physics, policy makers, environmentalists and those concerned with nuclear disarmament and the role of science in society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780883187098
Publisher:	American Inst. of Physics
Publication date:	03/15/1991
Series:	Masters of Modern Physics
Edition description:	1991
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Editorial Reviews

A powerful collection of previously published essays on scientists as advisors and as dissenters, the nuclear arms race and the scientific basis of arms control, cooperative efforts between US and Soviet scientists, the global risks of expanding energy consumption, the unnecessarily low fuel efficiency of automobiles, and the health risks posed by a nuclear reactor meltdown. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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