Essays on the Future
Subtitle: In Honor of Nick Metropolis
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston
Published: September 29, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780817638566
Subjects: History of science; Philosophy of science; Physics; Physics Research; Technology And Society; Science; Science/Mathematics; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Essays; Nick Metropolis; Science / Physics; 1915-; (Nicholas),; Metropolis, N; Nuclear energy; Nuclear power
First sentence: A RECENT NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE quoted a German official who stated that if the world does not reduce the emission of carbon monoxide and dioxide by one percent per year for the next fifty years, the potential for global warming could be disastrous.