Our Cosmic Future
Our Cosmic Future
Out of Print
Shall we return to the Moon? Could we colonise Mars, and other planets in our solar system? How might we travel to the distant stars, in our own Galaxy and beyond? Why haven't we yet met an extraterrestrial civilisation? How can we avoid the various cosmic threats, such as asteroid collisions? Could we escape the remote but certain death of our Sun? What is the ultimate fate of the Universe itself? This captivating and unprecedented book is about the future of the human race in the Universe, for the centuries, millennia and eons to come. It is not an account of 'what will happen', but of 'what could happen', in the light of our current knowledge, scientists' speculations, and their philosophical and social implications. Drawing also on historical accounts and classic works of science fiction, it artfully displays a gripping preview of Our Cosmic Future.
- Refers to many science fiction writers and science visionaries - Verne, Wells, Clarke, Tsiolkovsky, Dyson - to illustrate the many possibilities and concepts
- Covers the most up-to-date technological advances, speculations and scientific theories
- No other book covers our prospects from tomorrow to the very end of the Universe
Reviews & endorsements
"Science-fiction enthusiasts, among others, will find a nice summary of various ideas about the fate of our species." American Scientist
"An enormous task, accomplished with remarkable effectiveness in a small volume marrying diagrams and pictures with very lucid writing." Choice
"The book provides an excellent overview of humanity's possibilities in space, and it should be enjoyable to anyone with an interest in the topic." The Futurist
Readers interested in a superb melding of the "present" state of astrophysics and substantive science fiction will certainly be fasinated by this work. Nikos Prantzos gives the reader a well balanced presentation...Secondary school science teachers will find the numerous tables, sketches and insights very helpful in clarifying astronomical relationship as well as illustarting the potential for living and traveling in space." Our Cosmic Future
Product details
April 2000Hardback
9780521770989
300 pages
237 × 162 × 25 mm
0.755kg
44 b/w illus. 3 tables
Unavailable - out of print August 2010
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Near futures
- 2. Route to the stars
- 3. Star makers
- 4. Ultimate futures
- Bibliography
- Index.
