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Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow Audiobook
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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.
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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
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“The book is written with cheerfully can-do brio and is full of fascinating calculations…Mr. Laughlin brings a refreshing, upbeat outlook for our energy future.”
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“Laughlin says many useful things with a pleasing directness.”
— New Scientist -
“[A] sardonic and vivid exercise in futurology.”
— Discover -
“A pragmatic, authoritative look into energy alternatives for general readers.”
— Library Journal -
“An illuminating, ultimately hopeful perspective on energy policy.”
— Booklist
Powering the Future Listener Reviews
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" The guy is a better speaker than writer. Interesting, but after his talk slightly disappointing. "
— Irene, 7/16/2013 -
" This is weird overall. You could skip chapters 2 and 3 entirely. Not really of much help except for the part about fast breeding nuclear reactors. "
— BAKU, 12/4/2012
About Robert B. Laughlin
Robert B. Laughlin is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Physics at Stanford University. In 1998 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the fractional quantum Hall effect. He is the author of The Crime of Reason and A Different Universe. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
About Traber Burns
Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others.