Cold Fusion

Simon, Bart: Cold Fusion, Science Studies and the Afterlife of - Undead Science, Rutgers University Press New Jersey 2002
Softcover ... BRAND NEW from publisher ... Excellent Gift Giving quality ... Never opened, Never owned, Never marked. 252 pages with index ... ' Undead Science ' examines the study of cold fusion, one of the most publicized scientific controversies of the late 20th century. In 1989 two Utah-based "discovererers" claimed to have developed an electrochemical process that porduced more energy than was required to initiate the process. Finding no other explanation, the researchers described their findings as some kind of nuclear reaction. If they were correct, an important new energy source would have been found. Objections surfaced quickly, and in the year that followed hundreds of scientists worldwide attempted to reproduce these results. Most, though not all, failed, and the controversy became increasingly antagonistic.By 1990, the promise of an energy revolution died as scientific opinion favored the skeptics. Nevertheless, many scientists continue to do research on cold fusion, an instance of what Bart Simon calls "undead science." Simon argues that in spite of widespread skepticism in the scientific community, there has been a continuous effort to make sense of the controversial phenomenon. Researchers in well-respected laboratories continue to produce new and rigorous work. In this manner, cold fusion research continues to exist long after the controversy has subsided, even though the existence of cold fusion is circumscribed by the widespread belief that the phenomenon is not real. The survival of cold fusion signals the need for a more complex understanding of the social dynamics of scientific knowledge making; the boundaries between experts, intermediaries, and the lay public; and the conceptualization of failure in the history of science and technology. ' Undead Science : Science Studies and the Afterlife of Cold Fusion ' by Bart Simon ... Published by Rutgers University Press, 2002 Softcover ... Brand New Gift Giving quality

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Mallove, Eugene: Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold Fusion Furor, New York John Wiley & Sons Inc 1991
ISBN: 0471531391 Good

First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 334 pp. The Fleischmann and Pons cold fusion effect. Cold fusion is a nuclear fusion reaction that has been reported to occur near room temperature and pressure using relatively simple devices. In nuclear fusion, two nuclei are forced to join together to form a heavier nucleus, and during that process, energy is released. Cold fusion is the popular term used to refer to what is properly called "low energy nuclear reactions" (LENR), part of the field of "condensed matter nuclear science" (CMNS).[1] Cold fusion was brought into popular consciousness by the controversy surrounding the Fleischmann-Pons experiment in March 1989. A 1989 panel organized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) concluded there was no convincing evidence that useful sources of energy would result from the phenomena attributed to cold fusion, but was sympathetic to careful funding of additional research to resolve the controversy. A second DoE panel, convened in 2004, reached a similar conclusion. Ex-library with expected markings. Good in very good dustjacket, in new mylar cover. First Edition Very Good Cloth 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Ex-Library

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Peat, F. David. COLD FUSION. The Making Of A Scientific Controversy. Contemporary Books: 1989
ISBN: 0-8092-4243-5 Fine

188 pages, illustrated with line drawings. "Cold Fusion is the story of the unresolved controversy. it is a tale of scientific discovery and intrigue, of experience done around the world that continue to contradict each other, and of politics among scientists, universities, and the U.S. government. it is also the story of how cold fusion may yet prove to be the solution to many of the world's energy problems." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Fine Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Mallove, Eugene. Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold Fusion Furor. Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1991.
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0471531391 Signed by Author Unread copy. Signed and inscribed by the author opposite the title page. Inscribed to David Lawrence. Mallove, chief science writer for the MIT News Office, offers an insider's view of the cold-fusion controversy, while also explaining the relevant science and technology. He takes the view that cold fusion is neither fantasy, fraud, nor fluke, but a compelling possibility with great potential that demands immediate attention. 334pp..

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