Reddit mentions of An Indispensable Truth: How Fusion Power Can Save the Planet

Just a note, if you go into physics for nuclear fusion, you will probably be studying plasma physics so I've listed some useful books. Another route for supporting nuclear fusion research is material science because the plasma-wall interactions are important for fusion energy. Another approach is condensed matter research.. specifically into superconductors in my uncreative mind (but I'm sure there are other ways to support fusion work) because you need to confine that shit. There are probably a lot more ways to support fusion research so don't this as the final word.

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Just a general popular science kind of book:

An Indispensable Truth: How Fusion Power Can Save the Planet by F F Chen

Good introductions to plasma physics that don't completely skimp out on maths:

Introduction to Plasma Physics by R J Goldston and P H Rutherford

Statistical Plasma Physics by S Ichimaru

The equivalent to Jackson for all those mf'ing plasma waves:

Waves in Plasmas by T H Stix

I like that you included that visualization of alternative energy budgets. With an Apollo type program, we could make enormous progress in fusion energy[1].

Imagine solving this problem, with the energy source of the stars themselves.

For non-fiction I'd recommend:

• An Indispensable Truth by Francis Chen - Chen is a world famous Plasma Physicist who stands out in all areas of the field, excelling in theory, experiment and even engineering. In this book he looks at the energy crisis and climate change and the ability of fusion power to solve both. The book is written for laymen but will teach you some pretty cool physics (Raleigh-Taylor instabilities anyone?) so even if you disagree with his conclusions you'll have learned a lot!
  
  
• Towards A New Socialism by Cockshott and Cottrell - Although the title may discourage many - it contains groundbreaking ideas about the application of technology to governance. It introduces and explains many technical concepts such as neural networks etc. and economic theories, and how they may be used to create a working economic system. This is not another left-wing whinging book at all, it is quite technical and I would say it is a must-read for anyone who claims to seriously ponder future governments and socio-economic systems.