Sellout: How Washington Gave Away America's Technological Soul, and One Man's Fight to Bring It Home
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06WVPDF5N |
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| Number of Pages | : | 422 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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duPont-Columbia University Award for excellence in broadcast journalism for her film, The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt. Victoria Bruce holds a master's degree in geology from the University of California, Riverside. . Her previous books are No Apparent Danger and Hostage Nation. She lives in Annapolis, MD. She is the recipient of the Alfred I
Dismayed by this discovery, Jim made a plan to restore America's rare earth industry. The mine was rich in rare earth elements, but he soon discovered that China owned the entire global supply and manufacturing chain. But because of globalization, and with the blessing of the U.S. Exhausted, down hundreds of thousands of dollars, and with his wife at her wits' end, at the start of 2017, Jim sat on the edge of victory, held his breath and bet it all that his government would finally do the right thing. Nowhere is this more dangerous than in China's monopoly of rare earth elements-materials that are essential for for nearly all modern consumer goods, gadgets and weapons systems.Jim Kennedy is a retired securities portfolio manager who bought a bankrupt mining operation. Jim's is a
An instructive tale of one man's 'burning mission to bring back manufacturing and innovation to America.'" - Kirkus Reviews"A master of her craft, Bruce (Hostage Nation, 2010) combines intellect and a no-nonsense tone to tell a complicated scientific and global story through the lens of one determined man Bruce's thorough work explains the historical context for Kennedy's mine, the evolution of nuclear energy at the Oak Ridge laboratories, and the globalization process, all balanced with Kennedy's biography. This book will, no doubt, spur policy change." - Booklist"Heart-stopping A gripping disaster story and a scathing account of human folly, arrogance, and ambition." - The New York Times Book Review on NO APPARENT DANGER"Harrowing Offers rich insight into the untidy workings of volcanologists and science in general." - Discover on NO A
Epic David and Goliath Battle to Save America alex This is an epic David and Goliath story which will leave you terrified for the future of our country. The amount of technology that the U.S. has given up, sold off and offshored to China has left the U.S. incapable of any high tech manufacturing without China's blessing. What will this mean for our military? Jim Kennedy, the book's protagonist is die-hard and goes after this problem with intense fortitude in the face of the disaster that is Washington D.C. T. Barbara said Looking forward to the movie and hoping for a real-life happy ending.. An eye-opening page-turner with pitch-perfect explanations of science, history, and government policy delivers the engaging tale of how a few lovable American patriots might just actually save the world.As a knee-jerk anti-nukes type, I can't believe I'm going around saying "molten salt reactor" and trying to explain rare earth minerals and the thorium connection. Author Vicky Bruce explains all this stuff and everything else she needs to tell this astonishi. Vincent R Lackowski said Sellout chronicles the true story of Rare Earths and how to bring them back.. Victoria Bruce has masterfully used the story of Jim Kennedy to illustrate how America has lagged in cutting edge technology and advanced materials that will propel global business into the rest of the "Sellout chronicles the true story of Rare Earths and how to bring them back." according to Vincent R Lackowski. Victoria Bruce has masterfully used the story of Jim Kennedy to illustrate how America has lagged in cutting edge technology and advanced materials that will propel global business into the rest of the 21st century and beyond. From smart phones and hybrid cars to National Defense and clean energy, our past dominance in manufacturing has been dying a slow and painful death, in part due to the lack of foresight our leaders in Washington have exhibited over the. 1st century and beyond. From smart phones and hybrid cars to National Defense and clean energy, our past dominance in manufacturing has been dying a slow and painful death, in part due to the lack of foresight our leaders in Washington have exhibited over the