A City on Mars - Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
Auflage | 2024 |
Seiten | 448 |
Format | 12,9 x 19,7 x 2,6 cm |
B-format paperback | |
Gewicht | 332 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9780141993300 |
Bestell-Nr | 14199330EA |
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From the bestselling authors of Soonish, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - no climate change, no war, no Twitter - beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of original research, and interviews with leading space scientists, engineers and legal experts, they aren't so sure it's a good idea. Space tech and space business are progressing fast, but we lack the deep knowledge needed to have space-k ids, build space-farms and create space nations in a way that doesn't spark conflict back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, A City on Mars investigates whether the dream of new worlds won't create a nightmare, both for settlers and the people they leave behind.
With deep expertise, a winning sense of humour and art from the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself - whether and how to become multiplanetary.
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Scientific, educational, and fun as hell Andy Weir, bestselling author of THE MARTIAN and PROJECT HAIL MARY