Our Final Hour: A Scientist's Warning - Couverture souple

Rees, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465068634 ISBN 13 : 9780465068630

Editeur : Basic Books, 2004

Synopsis

Our Final Hour 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. Full description

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

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.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0465068634
• ISBN 13: 9780465068630
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 240