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Written for the general public, The Rebirth of Cold Fusion takes a current look at the scientific discovery that stunned the world 15 years ago and that is making a remarkable comeback today.
Scientists say that, if fusion power becomes commercially viable, it has the potential to fulfill the world's energy needs, using ocean water as fuel, safely, without pollution or harmful nuclear waste. Credible researchers working for respectable laboratories around the world now say that cold fusion shows such potential.
Cold fusion beckons a new dawn in the age of scientific energy research. Neglected but not abandoned, cold fusion has made startling progress as a new field of nuclear science. All of the early objections have been explained, and many new insights have come to light.
The historical information contained in this book challenges the premise that science is always objective. It portrays the professional struggles that those who have explored this controversial subject have endured. It illuminates the blocks to innovation that academic institutions and publishers have posed.
This book displays a cover-up by prominent scientists in the nuclear physics community who have obfuscated the truth and protected their own interests. It discloses little-known historical facts, and it exposes positive reports of cold fusion research written by some of the world's leading critics. It shows that the prominent laboratories alleged to have debunked the discovery mishandled their experiments and gave biased interpretations of findings that may have replicated rather than disproved cold fusion.
While a number of years may pass before we can know whether cold fusion will provide an answer to spiraling oil prices, pollution and global warming, The Rebirth of Cold Fusion makes a convincing case for a large-scale research effort, not unlike the Manhattan Project or the Apollo Program. Policy-makers and the public will need to be informed about the potentially immense political, economic and national security implications of this revolutionary phenomenon.
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American Antigravity Review of Steven Krivit's Book.......2004-12-19
Krivit is the world's #1 authority on this research, because he's done coverage on all of the prominent scientists in the field. That's given him a greater scope of knowledge than any one of these individuals on their own would have, and he additionally has the ability to translate this so that it makes sense to the mainstream audience!
More info online at http://www.americanantigravity.com, or Krivit's site at http://www.newenergytimes.com
Want to know what will save us from global warming?.......2004-12-13
If you want to know more than even the scientific profession knows about cold fusion, read this book. As a result you will be up to date about one of the most important discoveries of this century. This book continues the line of books that reveal a discovery that will change the way we live, yet has been broadly rejected. Discover how science behaves when it is confronted by a novel idea and how many of the problems created by conventional technology will be solved.
The Definitive Guide to 15 Years of Cold Fusion History.......2004-11-07
If you're interested in science, politics, energy and the future of mankind, this book is a must read. Cold Fusion will become a case study in how easy it is for science to dismiss an unothrodox idea, and how hard it is for those working outside the science othrodoxy to research a controversial field.
This book explains the Cold Fusion controversy that has raged for the past 15 years. Years that have been full of wars over dwindling oil resources in the Middle East. This is the definitive guide for anyone who wants to understand why Cold Fusion has been so controversal, the current state of research into Cold Fusion, and where Cold Fusion research might eventually lead us. Well researched and well written, this is the book that will redefine Cold Fusion for a new generation.
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- Great book, but no customer services from MCP/QUE
- A must for beginners and intermediate CF users alike
- Still use this as a constant reference
- The ONLY book I would recommend to get going quickly
- A Great, But DATED book This is not 3.0 !!!!!!!!!!!
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The Cold Fusion Web Database Construction Kit
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Que's Cold Fusion Web Database Construction Kit is your one-stop resource for creating applications on the Web! Using step-by-step instructions and examples, you'll walk through the entire process--from initial design to final roll-out--of creating a complete, Web-based application. With this powerful kit, you'll explore Web application design considerations and learn about some of the hottest topics, including dynamic Webs, personalized online services and active content. This kit includes a SQL and ODBC tutorial, as well as an HTML reference, and contains comprehensive coverage of Cold Fusion's database integration capabilities. In addition, this all-in-one kit features special sections on the new features in Cold Fusion--its integration with BackOffice and intranets, as well as its transaction dynamic email, Java graphlets, and new features in CFML.
- Provides complete coverage of data manipulation, replication, validation, and security
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Great book, but no customer services from MCP/QUE.......1999-03-24
Great book if you want learn what is the Cold Fusion. However, I had an error when I installed the single version cold fusion that it come with the book. I called the MCP/QUE user support but cut me off with the phone messages. I emailed them but no response.
A must for beginners and intermediate CF users alike.......1999-02-23
Before I bought this book I had never heard of Cold Fusion (Except the Nuclear stuff in school). After using this book I had a database driven web site up in a week. If you are new to CF and do not have version 4.0, BUY IT! lots of great examples.
Still use this as a constant reference.......1998-12-25
I have had this book for about a year and a half and I still find myself returning to it again and again (Probably because my memory isn't what it used to be). Introduces web designers to database creation for dynamic web page generation. Great examples that show how easy it is to create web to database integration. Shows uses of javascript with Cold Fusion. If you can't wait for Cold Fusion 4.0 to come out, get this one!
The ONLY book I would recommend to get going quickly.......1998-10-30
I picked up this book not even knowing what Cold Fusion was capable of doing and within days I was writting code that could be used within our organization. The size may intimidate, but it covers every topic you need to know. My only complaint is the brief (and confusing) manner in which session variables are explained - an important topic if you need to develop secure web sites.
A Great, But DATED book This is not 3.0 !!!!!!!!!!!.......1998-03-04
I have had to make extensive use of some of the new 3.0 features. They are NOT covered here. This is the best organized & best written reference on the subject of Cold Fusion.Unfortunatley it is useless for 3.0 features, I had to use the online manual & the John Burke book to decipher them. To his credit he has not labeled the book 3.0, but he has not labeled it 2.0 either.
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By 2007, 77% of internet users over the age of 13 about 131.3 million people will shop online. In these tutorials, instructor Lawrence Cramer helps give business owners the tools to harness this market effectively. Using an in-depth case study and other varied examples, Lawrence demonstrates how to seamlessly create and incorporate a shopping cart and back end to support online customers.
Building an Online Shopping Cart covers everything from the general concepts of e-commerce to the nitty-gritty of setting up and customizing credit card and order processing features. The training also covers security, customer privacy, building a store, and developing and integrating customer service and policies.
Topics Include:
- Exploring the basics of e-commerce
- Acquiring and installing an SSL Certificate
- Choosing between a payment gateway and a processor
- Comparing static and dynamic sites
- Choosing a database
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- Building a custom shopping cart vs. buying an off-the-shelf cart
- Testing and troubleshooting the store
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Duration: 4 hoursOn 1 CD-ROM
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One of the most important discoveries of this century cold fusion was summarily rejected by science and the media before sufficient evidence had been accumulated to make a rational judgment possible. Enough evidence is now available to show that this rejection was wrong and that the discovery of a new source of clean energy may help solve some serious problems currently facing mankind. The book catalogues and evaluates this evidence and shows why the initial reaction was driven more by self-interest than fact. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the history and science behind the cold fusion controversy. In addition to the technological importance of the effect, the discovery of new ways to initiate nuclear reactions without producing significant radiation reveals an entirely new mechanism operating at the nuclear level in solid material. This new mechanism has important implications for an understanding of many other phenomena.
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- Lots of cooks in the soup
- Cold fudge sundae
- Five against Seven in a game of Patience
- Excellent and moving
- Excellent and moving
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Lots of cooks in the soup.......2006-09-30
Boy, this book seems to be selling for a lot of money. What's up with that? Good thing I bought it ten years ago. Tedious economics comments out of the way, this is one of the more sought after Missing Adventures, both for what it is and what it does. Just the very concept on paper makes it rare . . . this is the only pairing of any two Doctors in the Virgin novels. Even better, it starts to delve into insights into the Doctor's past and the past of Gallifrey, bits that were picked up and expanded on in other books, but the foundation was laid here first. The plot starts out simple enough, the fifth Doctor is drawn to another planet and locked out of his TARDIS, a few days after his recent regeneration. Nyssa, Tegan and Adric are with him and soon enough they are embroiled in what appears to be a war between the scientific ruling class and a bunch of rebels. Plus, ghosts are appearing left and right and nobody knows why. To make matters worse, someone appears to be helping the rebels, someone who knows the Doctor quite well. The combining of the fifth and seventh's Doctors respective teams (the seventh brings along Chris and Roz) should have been a mess but Parkin manages to balance the huge cast and not have it all dissolve into a indistinguishable haul. He pulls this off by pairing off the two teams with each other and giving them separate plots, while sort of shoving the seventh Doctor off to the side. Which works, because any scenes the little Doctor is in he more or less takes over, his manipulations, utter confidence and experience bowling over everyone else, including his younger, more innocent self, who just can't keep up with all the machinations. This is an interesting novel in the sense that we have never seen two Doctors essentially opposed, even though their stated goals are the same, and through the eyes of the fifth, we see why all the other incarnations fear the seventh, who comes off as one mean son of a gun, in his full glory as chessmaster. Otherwise the two casts mingle well and there are a lot of nice moments between them. The seventh Doctor and his team's reaction to Adric is both poignant and priceless. The other selling point of the story is the glimpses into Gallifreyan history, as the Time Lady Patience causes all of this by having her prototype TARDIS crash into the planet. The peeks into her thoughts are intriguing, both for a window into a piece of the mythology we've never seen and hints as to where the Doctor came from. Oh yes, and did I mention the Feretu, a race of Time Lord magicians that are killing everyone in sight? It's almost too much story for one novel and it's no surprise that some plots (like the rebel one) sort of fall by the wayside as the book focuses more on the Doctors and the Feretu and making sure the Universe isn't destroyed. As I said earlier, Parkin juggles all of this admirably and I think in the end its reach exceeds its grasp by just thatmuch, the sheer naked ambition involved makes the book fun to read and when it does payoff, it does so in spades. A key book in the novel continuity and fascinating in its own right (I have no idea if it's considered canon or not, I doubt it), snatch it up if you can find it for less than three digits. Otherwise, hope the BBC prints it online.
Cold fudge sundae.......2003-11-26
Here's a book with everything in it. You got your multiple doctors, check. Montage of scenes from "The Mind of Evil", "The Brain of Morbius", and "The Creature From the Pit" (!), check. Obscure continuity references, check: members of an alien race referred to in passing in "Time-Flight", and lyrics from a song once recorded by Jon Pertwee.
So. What's "Cold Fusion" about?
Buried deep in an interview on the BBC Doctor Who Books website, Lance Parkin reveals that the germ of "Cold Fusion" was the war in Yugoslavia. At its heart this was a book about the Fifth Doctor ("Bland") fighting in a local war... and opposed by the Seventh Doctor (the "Dark" one) masterminding the other side. Great idea! However, it doesn't really play out here. "Cold Fusion" is consumed by flashbacks, by references to past and future Gallifreyan history, and by any number of "Oh! Look how clever" moments. The novel is consequently much darker than the dark comedy left on the drawing board.
"Cold Fusion" had me scratching my head. The book is seven years old, and subsequent developments in the book lines rendered its revelations moot. I searched the Internet in search for other commentary about just what it all means, but apart from the brief interview with Lance, couldn't find any.
This is the plot, all spoilers: The Fifth Doctor, before the death of Adric, lands on a 30th century Earth colony, where the scientific ruling elite is threatened by terrorists, and undermined by the descendants of UNIT. Lost beneath the snow is a TARDIS from ancient Gallifrey. The pilot -- Patience -- is still alive, and regenerates. We learn she's the wife of the Other -- one of the creators of Gallifrey who vanished into history to enter the Doctor's own timeline. Meanwhile, the journey of Patience's TARDIS unleashes the Ferutu -- Time Lords from the end of an alternate Universe. In order to save the web of time, the Doctor must send the proto-TARDIS home to ancient Gallifrey. However, the Seventh Doctor, shortly before the death of Roz, outwits his earlier self, and uses the proto-TARDIS instead to destroy the Ferutu and their universe. Most of the colony is wrecked, and Patience is killed by UNIT. Roz knocks the Fifth Doctor unconscious so the Seventh Doctor can make his getaway.
Deep, deep stuff. Any one of the three stories here is interesting, but not all together. The colony story sort of just fades away, both sides thugs, Lance's pointed political asides disappearing into the ether. I came away with a loathing for the Seventh Doctor... who really wasn't about the things he did in this novel. The Ferutu remain inscrutable, not tragic.
The black, black comedy intrudes. There are two very funny moments of 30th century hijinks: the Doctor disarms a "war-droid", which rattles out a string of hilarious operating instructions. Later, we learn that robot labor speaks in working-class accents and govern themselves with dilatory union tactics. Both these moments are laugh-out-loud funny. They're also followed by brutal deaths just paragraphs later. Maybe that sums up "Cold Fusion" in a nutshell. It's got these great ideas, but just doesn't know where to put 'em.
"Cold Fusion" is sad, sad, sad. There's a lot of death -- maybe the highest body-count ever in "Doctor Who", apart from what was implied in "Logopolis". But the end of the Universe in "Logopolis" was balanced by themes of rebirth. "Cold Fusion" is ambitious, and weighs on the mind when it's all over. However, as dark as it is, what does it all mean? What's it all for?
Five against Seven in a game of Patience.......2000-12-29
Here's a hint for Doctor Who readers: if the author is Lance Parkin, the book is one you should purchase immediately!
This novel is, at the very least, ambitious. Featuring the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan as well as the Seventh Doctor, Roz and Chris, it also shines an unclear spotlight on the origins of Gallifreyan time travel, and introduces a character called 'The Patient'.
What is perhaps best in this novel is the conflict between the Doctors. The Seventh is known for his manipulative nature, and so the open and honest Fifth finds himself trying to oppose his later self. That both Doctors are portrayed in a sympathetic manner is a tribute to Mr. Parkin's writing skills and familiarity with all aspects of the history of Doctor Who (as you may expect from the author of 'A History of the Universe').
Also worth noting: the Patient, or Patience as she is also known, is also featured in 'The Infinity Doctors', also by Lance Parkin, which expands further on this very interesting addition to the Doctor Who universe.
Excellent and moving.......2000-09-28
This is a really interesting and memorable book. It includes practically everything you could possibly find in a "Doctor Who" book, with continuity references worked in as smoothly and intricately as one would expect from the author of "A History of the Universe"; there are specific references to televition stories ranging in time from "100,000 BC" to the 1996 TV-movie. The book also gives many hints about the Docotr's distant past and the whole Loom/Other concept; indeed, although I have not read "Lungbarrow," it appears to me that reading between the lines of this book may allow the reader to move a long way toward figuring out the nature of Susan's relationship to the Doctor. I was surprised by the fact that in its last few chapters the book, which up till then had largely been an enjoyable adventure, turned extremely depressing, with many more people dying than was really necessary; then again, this concluding segment of the book was also emotionally powerful, with the Fifth Doctor undergiong a pair of experiences that might have broken the spirit of a less strong individual. The book also hits at the eventual fate of one of the Seventh Doctor's companions in various ways throughout, and presents us with excellent characterizations of the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan. Highly recommended.
Excellent and moving.......1999-03-21
This is a really interesting and memorable book. It includes practically everything you could possibly find in a "Doctor Who" book, with continuity references worked in as smoothly and intricately as one would expect from the author of "A History of the Universe"; there are specific references to television stories ranging in time from "100,000 BC" to the 1996 TV-movie. The book also gives many hints about the Doctor's distant past, and the whole Loom/Other concept; indeed, although I have not read "Lungbarrow," it appears to me that reading between the lines of this book may allow the reader to figure out the nature of Susan's relationship to the Doctor. I was surprised by the fact that in its last few chapters the book, which up till then had largely been an enjoyable adventure, turned extremely depressing, with many more people dying than was really necessary; then again, this concluding segment of the book was also emotionally powerful, with the Fifth Doctor undergoing a pair of experiences that might have broken the spirit of a less strong individual. The book also hints at the eventual fate of one of the Seventh Doctor's companions in various ways throughout the book, and presents us with excellent characterizations of the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan. Highly recommended.
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An investigative report prepared for the general reader to explain how the most extraordinary claim made in the basic sciences during the twentieth century was mistakenly dismissed through errors of scientific protocol.
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cold fusion revisited in the cold light of day.......2006-06-17
Beaudette has revisited the cold fusion controversy and teased the actual findings of Fleischmann and Pons He has also evaluated the intellectual atmosphere of the first months and years from the 1989 announcement. He did a good exposition on the difference between good and bad science for the lay audience.
He also showed the politics of big science and the poor showing of protocol for the evaluation of the cold fusion phenomenon. The phenomenom is real. It just doesn't work as hot fusion would.
The conflict of paradigms is fascinating to see played out in the world press.
The book is quite readable without complex mathematics to bog down the mind.
Highly recommend the book for moderately educated layman.
With the gas prices being what they are cold fusion deserves more than a cursory look and it does a good job delineating the various sources of xs heat
Sincerely
Doug Hulstedt
A must for a teacher.......2003-07-21
I am a teacher. Several months ago I received an e-mail message from a high school student. The girl wrote; ". . . In my chemistry class, I am doing a project on Cold Fusion.. . . I was wondering if you could give me some advice or information?. . ." Beaudette's book is an excellent summary of what has been done in the field of Cold Fusion since 1989. It is a must for any teacher who is interested in the subject.
In addition to summarizing results of many interesting projects the author offers several philosophical observations about scientific methodology and protocols used in various scientific disciplines. Referring to the Cold Fusion controversy he writes: "to discard a well made observation is to violate modern protocol [scientific methodology]. If widely practiced, such a course would quickly undo science. The most interesting and perplexing observations, though accurately measured, would have to be refused by the scientific community because their cause was obscure. Does this mean that any claim of observation must be accepted as worthy of scientific study? Certainly not. It means something quite different. It means that the controversy must center about the quality of the measurements and not about the source or cause of the phenomenon. . . If conflicting data is prohibited from contention, then theories are no longer falsifible. Were it to enable such practice, science would evolve into secular theology."
Beaudette's book has many other interesting observations and quotes, together with the scientific background of major cold fusion researchers. It certainly deserves a place in libraries, especially in high schools and universities. The level is appropriate for an educated layman.
the definitive reference.......2003-05-08
As a journalist covering cold fusion, I turned again and again to this book to check or confirm facts, data, dates, chronologies, and other details and have found it to be the definitive resource in the field. Written by an engineer and vetted by scientists who participated in cold fusion research, the book is an indispensable guide to anyone interested in the history, data, issues, and future of this subject. Recommended without reservation.
Truth in Science: Future University Required Reading.......2003-04-03
I have read this book, "Excess Heat". I simply could not lay it down until I had finished it entirely. During the process of reading it, I kept repeating to myself (and my captive wife) how excellent a job "this man" did on setting down in philosophically logical terms the convincing facts and logic of the science of cold fusion. At one point I remarked to my wife that "this man" must have taken Apologetics in college and received an "A" mark, but then I remembered that such courses might not have been offered at our Alma Mater (MIT). I was impressed with the way the heretical errors developed, flourished and were brought out in clear plain logic in the book. I want to humbly congratulate the author on such a masterful account of what has happened in this important field. I predict this book will be required reading in some of the "truly best", finest universities in the future. Historically, it will be recorded that Beaudette wrote the truth at a time when science was a bit confused and not quite willing to accept it right away. Slowly it will gain momentum, understanding and finally acceptance. Congratulations on a book that is very well written with class, authority, and no doubt, with hard work, the old fashion way: a book for all seasons.
Dr. Michael R. Staker, P.E.
Excellent book.......2000-11-30
This book is a magnum opus on this fascinating field. Together with Fire from Ice : Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold Fusion Furor by Eugene J. Mallove, this is one book you really need to read. Not only because it is highly interesting, and a great work and example of what really good scholarship means, but also because it is very readable, detailed, honest and accurate. It provides a excellent insight about the early days of cold fusion, the confusion, and the later shortsighted, stupid rejection of the entire field by scientific establishment and mainstream media. The latter can be forgiven, they have no knowledge nor interest in the truth, but the scientists are really to blame. As you can see from previous reviews posted here by exceptional great minds like Arthur C. Clarke, prof. Bockris, and others, this is no joke at all. This is pure, honest, cutting edge science. This is the frontier thinking and research that made our age of technology possible. This is the science the world is needing so badly. Mr. Baudette has done a excellent job of presenting the fact and history of this exciting field of science. For people like him, and like Mallove, Clarke, Bockris, Pons & Fleischmann, and many, many others, I personally have the deepest respect. The truth will come out, one day. Let the critics state one desperate non-argument after the other - this is stuff is for real, and it's here to stay, boys and girls! And it's going to change our world for the better - sooner than you think. I wish I could rate this book 6 stars.
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- Gary Taubes Has A Lot of Explaining To Do
- The History of Cold Fusion -- In Depth
- revealing, witty
- Mr. Taubes' book is seriously truncated and misleading
- Excellent, but protracted
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Bad Science: The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion
Gary Taubes
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Gary Taubes Has A Lot of Explaining To Do.......2004-11-08
Well, now it's 2004, eleven years after Gary Taubes eulogy to Cold Fusion, "Bad Science : The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion". Unfortunately for Mr. Taubes, science eventually sorts things out and figures out what's real and what's not real. Well, now fifteen years after the big Pons & Fleischmen announcement, it turns out that Cold Fusion is on the cusp of regaining legitmacy in the scientific community. Not only has the U.S. Navy revealed a decade of clandestine Cold Fusion research, but numerous reputable labs around the world have verified that the Cold Fusion is real.
While a well written, and fairly well researched book, Mr. Taubes' burial of Cold Fusion is going to more of a historical artifact in the long saga of Cold Fusion than the definitive last word for this controversal field of science. Seems like Mr. Taubes is going to have to update this book soon, with an admission that he missed the mark in 1993.
The History of Cold Fusion -- In Depth.......2001-02-18
This book is excellent. It describes in amazing detail the events leading up to and following the "Cold Fusion" news conference. It's the story of how two scientists fooled themselves into believing that they were onto something so big that they had to claim credit for it -- fast. And it's the story of how the least qualified researchers quickly "confirmed" Cold Fusion, and how the best qualified researchers found nothing. If you're interested in how science is done, both well and poorly, read this book.
revealing, witty.......1999-07-10
I strongly recommend this book. Taubes carries the reader through complex issues with wit and clarity. Some of his deadpan observations are hilarious. (Even though Pons and Fleischmann hadn't tried to measure neutrons, they should have known their apparatus wasn't producing enough of them to be consistent with their claims of nuclear fusion. "They weren't dead, for instance.")
Although it's primarily written in the style of fly-on-the-wall journalism, "Cold Fusion" is also a meditation on human frailties and on the differences between good and bad science. But fundamentally, it is a tragic story of people getting lost in circumstances beyond their control.
Mr. Taubes' book is seriously truncated and misleading.......1999-03-26
When the original Cold Fusion press conference was held on 3-23-89, the reaction of the physics establishment in the first world was immediate , orchestrated and highly hostile. Mr. Taubes book is an effort to spin-doctor an entire area of emerging global science out of exisitence . As of 3-23-99 there are over 3000 peer reviewed scientific papers available in this area of science with nearly every institution connected with nuclear phenomena having checked in. Mr. Taubes confines himself with attacking Drs. Fleischmann and Pons during the begining few years of this controversy and ignoring the mountain of official replications: EPRI, US Naval Weapons Lab China Lake, U of Minnesota, MITI et al... If you want to see how "black propaganda" works read this tome. I recommend it to anyone getting involved in the "new Energy" movement to get a temper of the opposition. As Lord Macaulay put it over a century ago " If a big enough commercial interest were threatened, even Newton's law of Gravity would be called into question". Dana Rotegard, Minnesota Cold Fusion Alliance Former technical consultant Janes Space Markets, Asst. Ed., Futurics, Future Trends Newsletter
Excellent, but protracted.......1998-06-06
The author does an excellent job in chronicling the saga and travail of cold fusion. The "lessons learned" are applicable to numerous technical fields, particularly where conclusions are drawn far ahead of substantiating evidence and critical peer review.
Average customer rating:
- Eye Opening Book!
- Great Book. Even for beginners.
- A must read if you want an alternitive to asp's
- Great for new CF programmers
- excellent for beginners
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The book takes you from the very basics of the Web to the creation of complex interactive Web applications. Learn how to use forms, build and connect with open database connectivity databases, and retrieve data through templates and the Cold Fusion Markup Language. Use the sample files and the evaluation copy of Cold Fusion with the book for a true hands-on experience. While the average Web page author may not have the know-how to connect an SQL database to a Web page, this combination reference guide, textbook, and primer makes it all seem easy. -- Simon Eskow
Book Description
An all-in-one kit that gives you everything you need to create Web-based applications- including the latest version of the Cold Fusion. Create dynamic, data-driven Web sites without programming. Learn how to use Cold Fusion Studio, the new interactive Cold Fusion development environment, and all of it's Wizards. Learn how to implement credit card verification and authorization. Learn Cold Fusion's Java-based form technology to enhance your applications and databases.
- An all-in-one kit that gives you everything you need to create Web-based applications-including the latest version of the Cold Fusion
- Create dynamic, data-driven Web sites without programming
- Learn how to use Cold Fusion Studio, the new interactive Cold Fusion development environment, and all of it's Wizards
- Learn how to implement credit card verification and authorization
Customer Reviews:
Eye Opening Book!.......1999-05-21
Forta's book is very interesting. I almost bought a book solely on SQL, but just bought this book because of its comprehensive SQL sections. As an Application Server Developer, I also have experience with ASP, and this makes ASP look extremely primitive. In fact, I used the concepts of Cold Fusion presented here to evaluate better solutions for projects in ASP. An example of this is the easy implementation of Dynamic SQL in Coldfusion. I then built a Dynamic SQL implementation. Thanks Mr. Forta for a great one. If you know ASP, this book will show you what you need to engineer within ASP to get it to compete with Cold Fusion. An awesome book!
Great Book. Even for beginners........1999-01-11
I have very little programming experience and have this book to be very easy to use.
A must read if you want an alternitive to asp's.......1999-01-08
This is the BIBLE for Cold Fusion. I have read a few too many compter books. This is the first one I finished and keeped around. The CD has codeing found in the samples in the book. Very easy reading for this type of book. It even teaches you some HTML. WOW.
Great for new CF programmers.......1998-12-28
Forta takes you from the start of Cold Fusion and SQL. If you are new to programming and SQL, this is the book for you. I was writing data interface apps in a few hours. A great book overall. Worth the read. I still use it as a reference regularly! A must have for the Cold Fusion developer.
excellent for beginners.......1998-11-24
This book was fantastic. Sure there are the few editing errors common with computer books. I knew NOTHING about Cold Fusion or database connectivity to the web before I got this and now I've written a dozen or so Cold Fusion applications for the UPS intranet. An EXCELLENT resource for beginners and professionals with a tag index for quick referencing. A chapter on SQL also for those who don't know it. It will teach you everything you need to know to get your application online and running. Great Great Great!
Book Description
The announcement of cold fusion in March 1989 at the University of Utah was greeted with astonishment worldwide. Drs. Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons had claimed that an electrochemical cell with heavy water electrolyte and a palladium cathode gave rise to so much excess energy that the mysterious phenomenon had to be nuclear, and was probably a process related to nuclear fusion. Many scientists quickly took sides for or against cold fusion--mostly against. By the end of the summer the experts claimed cold fusion didn't exist. They said it was an experimental error and could not be reproduced. Actually, the story had barely begun. Provocative research had never ended. Cold fusion was and is very much alive. IN THIS BOOK, Dr. Mizuno describes both the dark and bright sides of the cold fusion story: the frustration, the boredom, the endless guerrilla war with scientists who wanted to stop the research, science journalists who appeared to thrive on the outpouring of supposedly negative results, fruitless battles to publish a paper or be heard at a physics conference, but then also the triumph of dramatic experimental results in the production of huge excess energy and the paradigm busting discovery of the low-energy transmutation of heavy elements found on cold fusion electrodes. It is impossible for one book to encompass the now expanding worldwide effort to understand the cold fusion enigma, but for those who want to learn about the rest of the story, this account of one scientist's experience on the frontiers of knowledge is an excellent beginning.
Customer Reviews:
Valuable for Anyone Interested in New Energy.......1999-04-21
This English translation of Tadahiko Mizuno's Japanese book on cold fusion served as a valuable introduction to significant research and progress in a scientific process many have written off as unachievable. In recounting his personal research with electrochemical cells designed to produce a practical source of energy, Dr. Mizuno tells a story of many failures and a few successes. Clearly, reproducibility and consistent power production have been significant problems in producing energy by cold fusion. Though Mizuno was forced to work under conditions that would be regarded as difficult and unacceptable in much of Europe and the U.S., this persevering researcher slowly learned important factors that relate to the goal of achieving a sustained, controlled, and repeatable cold fusion. The obstacles faced by Mizuno were not limited to poor laboratory equipment or the expense of crucial materials, for he also was required to perform the time-consuming teaching duties of a professor and direct or restrict his research and publication efforts as required by authorities. Dr. Mizuno seems to understand what engineers know quite well: a valid theory facilitates the design of a device by proceeding with a design based upon the knowledge of electrical, chemical, and physical properties of materials. I quite enjoyed those parts of the book that revealed the human qualities of Dr. Mizuno as he struggled towards his personal goal of demonstrating cold fusion. At times, he shares a moment of philsophical reflection, showing delightful sides of his personality and character. For a novice in cold fusion research, the glossary proved indispensable. Here, terms are carefully defined, instrumentation functions are described, energy relationships are listed, chemical reactions are explained, and acronymns are expanded. Most readers can learn a lot of basic material on cold fusion by just reading the glossary. The book includes a bibliography of references, an index of topics, and an eight-page cold fusion chronology describing key events from 1967 to 1999. Experienced cold fusion researchers will want to read this book to see if they are named in it and to follow the path to knowledge taken by one of their greatest colleagues. Novices interested in this subject will find that this book tells a readable, event-driven story that teaches as it informs.
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ColdFusion MX Essential Training
Joey Lott
Manufacturer: lynda.com, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: CD-ROM
Cold Fusion
| Programming
| Web Development
| Computers & Internet
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 159671011X |
Product Description
ColdFusion is a technology that enables you to build sophisticated Web applications quickly and efficiently. It uses a markup language similar to HTML, so the learning curve is short, but dont let that fool you. In this comprehensive introduction to ColdFusion MX, expert Joey Lott shows how to use this powerful program to build scalable, durable web applications. Working along with Joey, youll not only review skills such as working with databases, using forms, storing persistent data, creating dynamic charts, uploading files, and using email features, but youll also get a chance to apply this knowledge by building specific applications. This in-depth tutorial illustrates how you can make the most of ColdFusions common workflow and best practices in your own web development.
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