Helium The Disappearing Element /

• Main Author: "Bo" Sears, Jr., Wheeler M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Chemical engineering.; Economic geology.; Historical geology.; Mineral resources.; Geotechnical engineering.; Space sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Mineral Resources.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Historical Geology.; Economic Geology.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

The subject of the book is helium, the element, and its use in myriad applications including MRI machines, particle accelerators, space telescopes, and of course balloons and blimps. It was at the birth of our Universe, or the Big Bang, where the majority of cosmic helium was created; and stellar he...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• What is Helium?
• Where Does Helium Come From?
• Foundations of Discovery
• Helium on Earth
• The Helium Industry
• Helium Today.