{"product_id":"mad-like-tesla-tyler-hamilton-9781770410084","title":"Mad Like Tesla: Underdog Inventors and Their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \"illuminating and important\" look at the scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs who are working to save us from catastrophic climate change (\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eClimate change solutions so crazy they just might work!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla -- considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago -- fuels this analysis of climate issues, which introduces thinkers and inventors who are working to find possible ways out of the energy crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Louis Michaud, a retired refinery engineer who claims we can harness the energy of man-made tornadoes, to a professor and a businessman who are running a company that genetically modifies algae so it can secrete ethanol naturally, these individuals and their unorthodox methods are profiled through first-person interviews, exposing the social, economic, financial, and personal barriers that prevent them from making an impact with their ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe existing state of green energy technologies, such as solar, wind, biofuels, smart grid, and energy storage, is also explored, creating a sense of hope against a backdrop of climate dread.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tyler Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770410082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770410084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.54w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2011","brand":"Tyler Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088755011839,"sku":"9781770410084","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f300c5b1-8af8-4bb8-9b94-b869146dd7af.jpg?v=1769106440","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mad-like-tesla-tyler-hamilton-9781770410084","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}