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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-kids, 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.
The instant New York Times bestseller! A Wall Street Journal Best
Science Book of the Year! A Popular Science Best Science Book of
the Year! From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely
popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously
illustrated investigation into future technologies -- from how to
fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing What
will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And
why do we not have a lunar colony already? What is the hold-up? In
this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith
and noted researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of
what's coming next -- from robot swarms to nuclear fusion
powered-toasters. By weaving their own research, interviews with
the scientists who are making these advances happen, and Zach's
trademark comics, the Weinersmiths investigate why these
technologies are needed, how they would work, and what is standing
in their way. New technologies are almost never the work of
isolated geniuses with a neat idea. A given future technology may
need any number of intermediate technologies to develop first, and
many of these critical advances may appear to be irrelevant when
they are first discovered. The journey to progress is full of
strange detours and blind alleys that tell us so much about the
human mind and the march of civilization. To this end, Soonish
investigates ten different emerging fields, from programmable
matter to augmented reality, from space elevators to robotic
construction, to show us the amazing world we will have, you know,
soonish. Soonish is the perfect gift for science lovers for the
holidays!
What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen?
And why don't we have a lunar colony already? In this witty and
entertaining book, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith give us a snapshot of
the transformative technologies that are coming next - from robot
swarms to nuclear fusion powered-toasters - and explain how they
will change our world in astonishing ways. By weaving together
their own research, interviews with pioneering scientists and
Zach's trademark comics, the Weinersmiths investigate why these
innovations are needed, how they would work, and what is standing
in their way.
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