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The Hunter - A Scientific Novel (Paperback, 2014 ed.) Loot Price: R491
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The Hunter - A Scientific Novel (Paperback, 2014 ed.): Giancarlo Genta

The Hunter - A Scientific Novel (Paperback, 2014 ed.)

Giancarlo Genta

Series: Science and Fiction

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The 24th century: humankind has become a spacefaring civilization, colonizing the solar system and beyond. While no alien forms of life have yet been encountered in this expansion into space, colonists suddenly encounter machines of alien origin - huge robots able to reproduce themselves. Called replicators by the colonists, they seem to have but a single goal: to destroy all organic life they come in contact with.
Since the colonial governments have no means to fight this menace directly, they instead promise huge rewards to whoever destroys a replicator. As a result, the frontier attracts a new kind of adventurers, the Hunters, who work to find and destroy the replicators. Mike Edwards, a skilled young maintenance technician and robotics expert at a faraway outpost, will not only become one of them - but be the very first one to unlock the secret behind the replicators origin and mission.
The scientific and technical aspects underlying the plot - in particular space travel, robotics and self-replicating spacecraft - are introduced and discussed by the author in an extensive non-technical appendix."

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Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: Science and Fiction
Release date: October 2013
First published: 2014
Authors: Giancarlo Genta
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 130
Edition: 2014 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-02059-4
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Aerospace & aviation technology > General
Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics
Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General
Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > UFOs
Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Extraterrestrial beings
Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Extraterrestrial beings
Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > UFOs
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LSN: 3-319-02059-5
Barcode: 9783319020594

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