Wonders of Nuclear Fusion – Creating an Ultimate Energy Source Singer Hardback

Wonders of Nuclear FusionCreating an Ultimate Energy Source\nAuthor(s): Neal Singer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of New Mexico Press, United States\nImprint: University of New Mexico Press\nISBN-13: 9780826347787, 978-0826347787\nSynopsis\nWith accessible writing, Neal Singer introduces young readers to what fusion is--and isn't. He explains the ways scientists have approached and developed fusion and discusses its advantages over other forms of energy production.\n\nMention nuclear fusion--the joining of two light atoms to form a heavier one--and most people think of bombs. But fusion has other uses, too. Inside an encapsulated space at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, scientists test the Z Machine, a pulsed power structure that uses electricity and magnetism to produce nuclear fusion. Although much of the research has focused on the development of nuclear weaponry, the Z Machine--along with the ITER machine in France and the National Ignition Fac.