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The Physics of Climate Change

Summary

Lawrence Krauss's 2021 book explaining the physical science underlying climate change, aimed at general readers, covering thermodynamics, radiation, atmospheric physics, and the empirical basis for climate projections.

Core Contribution

Provides a rigorous but accessible physics-based account of climate change, distinguishing empirical physical science from policy debates, and explaining the greenhouse effect at a level suitable for educated non-specialists.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • Publication 2021
  • COP26 climate discourse

Historical Influences

Lawrence Krauss James Hansen Richard Feynman

Intellectual Lineage

No conceptual lineage found.

Allied Works

The Physics of Star Trek A Universe from Nothing Fear of Physics

Contemporaries & Peers

The New Climate Economy Unsettled How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Minds Influenced

Science-literate climate communicationPhysics-oriented climate education

Intellectual Posterity

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