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Our Final Hour: a Scientist's Warning--how Terror, Error, and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind's Future in This Century--on E

by Sir Martin Rees

Our Final Hour: a Scientist's Warning--how Terror, Error, and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind's Future in This Century--on E Cover

 

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Publisher Comments:

Bolstered by unassailable science and delivered in eloquent style, Our Final Hour's provocative argument that humanity has a mere 5050 chance of surviving the next century has struck a chord with readers, reviewers, and opinion-makers everywhere. Rees's vision of our immediate future is both a work of stunning scientific originality and a humanistic clarion call on behalf of the future of life.

Synopsis:

From world-renowned astrophysicist Sir Martin Rees, a timely, brisk, and alarming look at the way today's technology could spell the end of tomorrow.

About the Author

Matrin Rees is a leading researcher on cosmic evolution, black holes, and galaxies. He has himself originated many key ideas, and brings a unique perspective to themes discussed in this book. He is currently a Royal Society Research Professor, and Great Britain’s Astronomer Royal. Through based in Cambridge University for most of his career, he travels extensively, and collaborates wit many colleagues in the U.S. and elsewhere. He is an enthusiast for international collaboration in research, and is a member of several foreign academies.

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ISBN:
9780465068630
Other:
Rees, Sir Martin
Publisher:
Basic Books (AZ)
Author:
Rees, Martin J.
Author:
Rees, Sir Martin
Author:
Rees, Martin
Subject:
General
Subject:
Philosophy & Social Aspects
Subject:
Future Studies
Subject:
General science
Subject:
Twenty-first century
Subject:
Forecasting
Subject:
End of the world
Subject:
Science Reference-Philosophy of Science
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20040431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
8 x 5.31 in 9 oz

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