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Product Identifiers

PublisherSpringer Milan

ISBN-10884705351X

ISBN-139788847053519

eBay Product ID (ePID)21038636654

Product Key Features

Number of PagesV, 102 Pages

Publication NameImminent Science : What Remains to Be Discovered

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPhysics / Astrophysics, Space Science, Astronomy

Publication Year2014

TypeTextbook

AuthorGiovanni F. Bignami

Subject AreaScience

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight62.3 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal500

Table Of ContentA few recent Discoveries.- Is someone out there'.- Understanding Matter and Energy in the Universe.- All the Energy You've ever dreamt of.- Life: on Earth and elsewhere.- A voice recorder for Cicero and a USB Key for Mozart.- Genetics, Longevity and Methuselah flies.- Tools of the Trade for shaping the Future.

SynopsisThis book looks at innovations that will change our lives by the year 2062. It covers a wide variety of scientific topics of great interest to the general public, from astrophysics to genetics to robotics to clean energy., 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.

LC Classification NumberQB500.5-785