Sellout: How Washington Gave Away America's Technological Soul, and One Man's Fight to Bring It Home
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1632862581 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her previous books are No Apparent Danger and Hostage Nation. 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. . She is the recipient of the Alfred I. She lives in An
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. "'Sellout' mines an important topic: the national-security risks arising from our loss of industrial expertise and manufacturing capacity." - Wall Street Journal"a compelling narrative. Readers will share Kennedy's considerable frustration with the shortsightedness of pr
government, once proprietary materials, components and technologies are increasingly commercialized outside the U.S. Jim's is a fight we need to join.. But because of globalization, and with the blessing of the U.S. 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. Like Beth Macy's Factory Man, this is the story of one man's efforts to stem the dehumanizing tide of globalization and Washington
alex said Epic David and Goliath Battle to Save America. 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. This is not a partisan book. For those who love a good nail bitter and are hoping for a happy ending for America, you can't put this one down.. Looking forward to the movie and hoping for a real-life happy ending. Barbara 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 astonishing story.Looking forward to the movie and hoping for a real-life happy ending.. Sellout chronicles the true story of Rare Earths and how to bring them back. 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 these last decades. Sellout chronicles the case of Rare Earth Elements, crucial to almost every "smart" technology, and how we let this supply chain fall into disrepair while spelling out th