Unstoppable : harnessing science to change the world / Bill Nye ; edited by Corey S. Powell.

For more than twenty years, Bill Nye "the Science Guy" has inspired legions of fans with an empowering message: The combination of scientific curiosity and human ingenuity can transform obstacles into opportunities and unlock a future of endless possibilities. Now, Bill applies his message of techno...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nye, Bill (Author)
Other Authors: Powell, Corey S., 1966- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Global warming > Prevention.
Climate change mitigation.
Technological innovations.
Physical Description:viii, 341 pages ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Harnessing science to change the world.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • We've got the whole world in our hands
  • The call to greatness
  • A hothouse of disbelief
  • Putting a price on inaction
  • Inputs and feedbacks
  • Thermodynamics and you
  • Fighting global warming with...bubbles?
  • Talkin' 'bout our electrical energy generation
  • Stop the burn- don't frack that gas
  • Nuclear energy: too cheap to meter...again
  • One more reactor (no, make it two)
  • Power of the Sun
  • Is the answer blowing in the wind?
  • Down to the wire
  • Let's transform the grid
  • Dude, where's my battery pack?
  • Quest for storage
  • Bottling sunshine with moonshine?
  • NASCAR- a catalyst for change
  • Got to get moving on moving
  • Moving our masses
  • Rise of the taxipod, robotruck, and bioplane
  • The water-energy connection
  • Time to get the salt out
  • Feeding the world
  • Bringing is all back home to Bill's house
  • ¿Quién es más verde- or, Keeping up with the Begleys
  • Bill and Ed get into hot water
  • The tap is off and the garden is green
  • The case for space
  • Building a better rocket equation
  • Do humans have a destiny in space?
  • Setting a fair price for a better planet
  • The unstoppable species.