Physics for Future Presidents
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Physics for Future Presidents is a popular science book that explains key physics concepts behind major public policy issues such as energy, terrorism, and climate change in accessible, non-technical language.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Physics for Future Presidents canonical | 1 |
| Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | inform public policy debates with scientific understanding ⓘ |
| author |
Richard A. Muller
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Richard Muller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | undergraduate course at the University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationalObjective | improve scientific literacy of decision makers ⓘ |
| emphasizes | quantitative reasoning without advanced mathematics ⓘ |
| explains |
basic physics behind climate change
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basic physics behind energy technologies ⓘ basic physics behind nuclear weapons ⓘ basic physics behind terrorism-related technologies ⓘ |
| focusesOn | policy-relevant physics concepts ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
e-book
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print ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
future political leaders
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general public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
climate change
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energy policy ⓘ national security ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ physics ⓘ public policy ⓘ space technology ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
accessible
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non-technical ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Richard Muller
subject surface form:
Richard Muller
this entity surface form:
Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines