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Image #1
Converting mass into
energy is like
converting dollars
into yen |
Image #2
Aprocryphal image of
Einstein discovering
his famous equation
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Image #3
Options for supplying
energy showing tons
of fuel that would be
required by U.S. annually |
Image #4
Atoms have two parts:
an inside (nucleus,with almost all the energy) and an outside
(electron cloud).
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Image #5
Chemical reactions are
grossly inefficient
because the nuclei are unchanged. |
Image #6
Two very different ways of
getting much more energy: make the nucleus smaller (fission) or make
it larger (fusion).
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Image #7
Our Sun. White dot shows
size of Earth.
Fusion powers all stars. |
Image #8
Near-term energy sources
compared for cost and carbon emission (red line is where
climatologists worry).
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