Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold Fusion Furor (Paperback)

~ Eugene J. Mallove (Author) "THE SNOW-COVERED WASATCH MOUNTAINS, so beautiful and unreal in late March, glistened against the intense blue of the skies above Salt Lake City..." (more)
Key Phrases: University of Utah, Los Alamos, Martin Fleischmann (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Mallove, a professional science writer, tells the history of recent cold fusion research from the dramatic Pons-Fleischmann announcement in March 1989 until approximately the fall of 1990. All the major twists and turns of the story are related with a modest amount of technical detail; it should be quite intelligible to laypeople. Mallove covers much the same ground at about the same level as Frank Close does in Too Hot To Handle ( LJ 5/15/91). However, there is a dramatic difference--Mallove is a firm believer in the cold fusion phenomenon; he is thus at the opposite end of the spectrum from Close. At the moment, the scientific consensus appears to be with the skeptics, but Mallove's book is nevertheless recommended for all libraries that have Close's. In tandem, the two volumes will give readers an interesting view of a continuing scientific controversy.
- Jack W. Weigel, Univ. of Michigan Lib., Ann Arbor
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Mallove brings dramatically to life the human side of this important scientific controversy, which has tapped the emotions of its scientific participants in a way usually typical of major scientific revolutions. Fire from Ice is highly recommended reading for anyone who is interested in the nature of scientific controversy and scientific change. I frankly could not put the book down once I started it." -- Dr. Frank Sulloway, former MacArthur Fellow Science historian, MIT Program in Science, Technology and Society

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Product Details

• Paperback: 334 pages
• Publisher: Infinite Energy Press (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892925028
• ISBN-13: 978-1892925022
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,099,894 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Will be a Collectors Item, November 7, 2004

By	JohnyC (USA) - See all my reviews

Eugene Mallove tragically lost his life earlier this year in a simple act of barbarism. So odd that a man who devoted his life to one of the most neglected and abstract fields of science in the late 20th Century would die in such a senseless manner. Luckily, Gene's lifes work will not be a waste, as Cold Fusion is finally starting to achieve the recognition it rightly deserves. It will be pinoneers like Dr. Mallove who will be remembered for keeping the Cold Fusion flame alive during some of its darkest moments. Buy and read this book, it's sure to be a collectors item soon, as Cold Fusion will soon emerge as a mainstream field of science and Dr. Mallove will be exonerated for persuing such a taboo field of science.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a good book about cold fusion, June 28, 1998

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This review is from: Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold Fusion Furor (Wiley Science Editions) (Hardcover)

Great boot about cold fusion. Mallove is not a crackpot that the cold fusion skeptics can throw under the rug. Gives the general picture about cold fusion and findings from "respected labs". Very good.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!, May 25, 2004

By	"ex_girl" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

I am a Coast to Coast AM listener. I would like to have everyone read his book. It is remarkable. I think that the leaders of the world should all have a copy! I would also like to send my deepest prayers to the family of this beloved author, Eugene Mallove. He and his work will be greatly missed. Blessings to his family and friends.