|
|||||||||
Our Final Hour: A Scientist's Warning by Martin Rees
£7.63
|
The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth Is Fighting Back - and How We Can Still Save Humanity by James Lovelock
£5.99
|
Before the Beginning: Our Universe and Others by Martin Rees
£6.99
|
The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life? by Paul Davies
£4.99
|
Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet by Mark Lynas
£5.39
|
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? (We'll ask you to sign in so we can get back to you)
|
Beyond the hazards most of us know about--smallpox, terrorists, global warming--Rees introduces the new threats of the 21st century and the unholy political and scientific alliances that have made them possible. He spells out doomsday scenarios for cosmic collisions, high-energy experiments gone wrong, and self-replicating machines that steadily devour the biosphere. If we can avoid driving ourselves to extinction, he writes, a glorious future awaits; if not, our devices may very well destroy the universe.
What happens here on Earth, in this century, could conceivably make the difference between a near eternity filled with ever more complex and subtle forms of life and one filled with nothing but base matter.
For many technological debacles, Rees places much of the blame squarely on the shoulders of the scientists who participate in perfecting environmental destruction, biological menaces, and ever-more powerful weapons. So is there any hope for humanity? Rees is vaguely optimistic on this point, offering solutions that would require a level of worldwide cooperation humans have yet to exhibit. If the daily news isn't enough to make you want to crawl under a rock, this book will do the trick. --Therese Littleton
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Sunday Times
"The odds are small, but the risks are staggering, and that is Rees's excellent point in this thought-provoking book."
See all Product Description
Our Final Hour: A Scientist's Warning by Martin Rees
£7.63
|
What We Still Don't Know by Martin Rees
£12.53
|
Before the Beginning: Our Universe and Others by Martin Rees
£6.99
|
The Constants of Nature by John D. Barrow
£6.99
|
Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Bill McGuire
£5.49
|
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
|||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
|
![]() |