Table of Contents
Preface to the 3rd Edition
Preface to the 1st Edition
Chapter 1 Space Elevator
Chapter 2 Alternative Energies and Energy Conservation
Chapter 3 More Thoughts on Energy Conservation
Chapter 4 Gas Stations and filling up
Chapter 5 Luggage and Airplanes
Chapter 6 Thoughts on Chess
Chapter 7 Thoughts on Hockey
Chapter 8 Thoughts on Cat Litter
Chapter 9 Our National Debt and deficit
Chapter 10 I am overweight and so are most Americans
Chapter 11 Star Trek and Reboot
Chapter 12 Thoughts about Laptops
Chapter 13 Thoughts about Space Exploration
Chapter 14 Thoughts on the Stock Market
Chapter 15 Automatic Inform Systems for IT Workers
Chapter 16 Hikers who hurt themselves
Chapter 17 How to improve dishwashers
Chapter 18 Japan, the tsunami and nuclear reactor safety
Conclusions and Afterthoughts
Appendix 1
Appendix 2