From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader - an MIT-credentialled
scientist, popular podcast host and SpaceX mission manager - an
illuminating chronicle of exploration that spotlights humans'
insatiable desire to continually push into new and uncharted
territory, from civilisation's earliest days to current planning
for interstellar travel. For the first time in history, the human
species has the technology to destroy itself. But having developed
that power, humans are also able to leave Earth and voyage into the
vastness of space. After millions of years of evolution, we've
arrived at the point where we can settle other worlds and begin the
process of becoming multi-planetary. How did we get here? What does
the future hold for us? Divided into four accessible sections,
Beyond the Known examines major periods of discovery and
rediscovery, from Classical Times, when Phoenicians, Persians and
Greeks ventured forth; to The Age of European Exploration, which
saw colonies sprout on nearly every continent; to The Era of
Scientific Inquiry, when researchers developed brand new tools for
mapping and travelling further; to Our Spacefaring Future, which
unveils plans currently underway for settling other planets and,
eventually, travelling to the stars. A Mission Manager at SpaceX
with a light, engaging voice, Andrew Rader is at the forefront of
space exploration. As a gifted historian, Rader, who has won global
acclaim for his stunning breadth of knowledge, is singularly
positioned to reveal the story of human exploration that is also
the story of scientific achievement. Told with an infectious zeal
for travelling beyond the known, Beyond the Known illuminates how
very human it is to emerge from the cave and walk towards an
infinitely expanding horizon.
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