Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of TomorrowIn Powering the Future, Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin transports us two centuries into the future, when weve ceased to use carbon from the groundeither because humans have banned carbon burning or because fuel has simply run out. Boldly, Laughlin predicts no earth shattering transformations will have taken place. Six generations from now, there will still be soccer moms, shopping malls, and business trips. Firesides will still be snug and warm.