Description
| Product ID: | 9780099436867 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Our Final Century |
| Subtitle: | The 50/50 Threat to Humanity's Survival |
| Authors: | Author: Martin Rees |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), Social impact of disasters, Social forecasting, future studies, Social forecasting, future studies |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating World authority on astrophysics, Sir Martin Rees, takes us on a journey through all the things which could wipe out mankind in the near future. Some of these things definitely won't happen, some genuinely might – this is one book you won't be able to put down and which you'll never forget. World authority on astrophysics, Sir Martin Rees, takes us on a journey through all the things which could wipe out mankind in the near future. From asteroids to disease to scientific discoveries gone wrong (from nanobots to the large Hadron collider) these are scenarios from disaster movies, analysed with a serious scientific eye. Some of these things definitely won''t happen, some genuinely might – this is one book you won''t be able to put down and which you''ll never forget. |
| Imprint Name: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Cornerstone |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2004-09-02 |
