This is not science fiction. It's a voyage on the arrow of time to
the coming fifty years. The legendary palindromic character Mr.
Qfwfq from Italo Calvino's collection of short stories, The
Cosmicomics, will go with us - he who knows all the answers but
will give out no hints. He will help us to discover the innovations
that will have changed our lives by 2062, when, riding astride
Halley's Comet, our omniscient extraterrestrial will return to
visit us.In this book, we shall learn how astronomers will devote
themselves to the study of the mysterious force of dark energy,
which makes up some three-quarters of the Universe. We shall also
delve deeply into the study of our Earth, to exploit the immense
thermal energy that lies beneath our feet. We shall solve another
enigma in today's science: the origin of life. We shall come to
understand how to develop direct contacts between our brains and
the rest of the world. We shall learn about the future of genetics,
the reason for the longevity of Methuselah flies and the quest for
prime numbers. These are only some of the exciting and important
discoveries to be revealed in this intriguing book, which is
designed for a broader public and not only for science fiction
devotees.
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