Monthly Archives: June 2013

NBC News’ science editor Alan Boyle has published a great piece on fusion featuring A Piece of the Sun: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/fusion-energy-dreams-smash-hard-economic-realities-6C10442409

From Chapter 1 Some people have spent their whole working lives researching fusion and then retired feeling bitter at what they see as a wasted career. But that hasn’t stopped new recruits joining the effort every year: optimistic young graduates … Continue reading →

Booklist says: In the ancient myth of Prometheus, Clery finds a metaphor for the labors of twenty-first-century scientists now striving to bring heavenly fire down to earth. In the U.S., Europe, and Asia, these modern Prometheans are building bold new … Continue reading →