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1979. W.H. Freeman & Co. First. Light linen cover with gilt titles on spine and front cover. 9.5x6.5. 322pp. Illustrated with many in-text figures. This book tells a story about energy form its origins 15, 000, 000, 000 years ago to its present adolescence-turbulent, hopeful, beset by problems and in need of help. A real energy problem exists in the United States, in the industrialized democracies, and probably even more critically in the Third World. If we do not solve the problem its consequences will be severe. As the book originated in lectures, the material is diverse and in some instances there is a lack of cohesiveness among the chapters, therefore, the introduction tries to give an overview of the material.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 0716710633.
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Good. Size: 8x5x0; Ex-Library hardcover with dj with the usual markings, attachments, and library wear. Sunned spine. Except for library markings, interior clean and unmarked. Tight binding.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Second edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Writing inside front cover. Dustwrapper sunned. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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George Bing. Very good in Good jacket. xiv, 322 pages. Illustrations. Map. Footnotes. Index. Signed by Edward Teller on the half-title page with the note "the minor contributor". Also signed just below by George Bing of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who was thanked on pages xiii and xiv for his 'ingenious illustrations." The first draft of this book was based on lectures given by the author in 1975: the Harvey Prize Lectures, Technion; and Distinguished Visiting Lectures of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics of the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1975. One chapter was based on a lecture delivered at Acadia University, Nova Scotia. Edward Teller (January 15, 1908-September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist. Teller was known both for his scientific ability and for his volatile personality. Teller was an early member of the Manhattan Project, charged with developing the first atomic bomb, and proposed the solid pit implosion design which was successful. He made a serious push to develop the first fusion-based weapons as well, but these were deferred until after World War II. He did not sign the Szilard petition, which sought to have the bombs detonated as a demonstration, but not on a city, but later agreed that Szilard was right, and the bombs should not have been dropped on a defenseless civilian population. He was a co-founder of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and was both its director and associate director for many years. He was noted for for his advocacy for nuclear energy development, a strong nuclear arsenal, and a vigorous nuclear testing program. George Franklin Bing, born Dec. 16, 1924 in Barberton, Ohio, was an Eagle Scout, a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps (1943-46) and a nuclear physicist at the Laboratory (1954-1988). Bing joined the Army in January of 1943 and served in the Pacific in 1945. Eventually his unit was sent to Japan and then home in April of 1946. After returning from WWII he obtained a bachelor's degree in physics from Oberlin College. He started and completed a graduate program in physics at Case Institute of Technology, earning a doctorate in 1954. He took a job at the then-University of California Radiation Laboratory, and stayed at the Lab until his retirement in 1988. On three occasions George took leaves of absence from the Lab. In 1961 he took a position at the Pentagon to the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to direct the VELA program. In 1967 he went to Vietnam for four months to serve on the staff of Gen. Westmoreland. In July 1967 he took a position as the scientific adviser at SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe). He returned to LLNL in 1970 where he completed his career.