Can I read Helium: The Disappearing Element (SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences) on EtoBox?

Helium: The Disappearing Element (SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences) by Wheeler M. "Bo" Sears, Jr. (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Helium: The Disappearing Element (SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences) about?

The subject of the book is helium, the element, and its use in myriad applications including MRI machines, particle accelerators, space telescopes, and of course balloons and blimps. It was at the birth of our Universe, or the Big Bang, where the majority of cosmic helium was created; and stellar helium production continues. Although helium is the second most abundant element in the Universe, it is actually quite rare here on Earth and only exists because of radioactive elements deep within the Earth. This book includes a detailed history of the discovery of helium, of the commercial industry built around it, how the helium we actually encounter is produced within the Earth, and the state of the helium industry today. The gas that most people associate with birthday party balloons is running out. ℓ́ℓWho cares?ℓ́ℓ you might ask. Well, without helium, MRI machines could not function, rockets could not go into space, particle accelerators such as those used by CERN could not operate, fiber optic cables would not exist, and semiconductor chips could not be madeℓ́Œthe list goes on and on

Who reads Helium: The Disappearing Element (SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences)?

Author

Wheeler M. "Bo" Sears, Jr. (auth.)

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319151236

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Chemistry, Anthropology