LEADER 00000cam 2201417 i 4500 001 ocn1013774445 003 OCoLC 008 180103s2018 nyua b 001 0 eng c 020 9780385542760|q(hardcover ;|qalkaline paper) 020 0385542763|q(hardcover ;|qalkaline paper) 020 |z9780385542777|q(electronic book) 037 |bRandom House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157|nSAN 201-3975 041 eng 082 00 629.45/5|223 092 0 629.4|bengelska 100 1 Kaku, Michio|4aut 245 14 The future of humanity :|bterraforming Mars, interstellar travel, immortality, and our destiny beyond Earth /|cDr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York 250 First edition 264 1 New York :|bDoubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC,|c[2018] 300 xx, 339 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-324) and index 505 0 Introduction : Toward a multiplanet species -- Part I. Leaving the Earth. Preparing for liftoff -- New golden age of space travel -- Mining the heavens -- Mars or bust -- Mars : The garden planet -- Gas giants, comets, and beyond -- Part II. Voyage to the stars. Robots in space -- Building a starship -- Kepler and a universe of planets -- Part III. Life in the universe. Immortality -- Transhumanism and technology -- Search for extraterrestrial life -- Advanced civilizations -- Leaving the universe 520 "Formerly the domain of fiction, moving human civilization to the stars is increasingly becoming a scientific possibility--and a necessity. Whether in the near future due to climate change and the depletion of finite resources, or in the distant future due to catastrophic cosmological events, we must face the reality that humans will one day need to leave planet Earth to survive as a species. World-renowned physicist and futurist Michio Kaku explores in rich, intimate detail the process by which humanity may gradually move away from the planet and develop a sustainable civilization in outer space. He reveals how cutting-edge developments in robotics, nanotechnology, and biotechnology may allow us to terraform and build habitable cities on Mars. He then takes us beyond the solar system to nearby stars, which may soon be reached by nanoships traveling on laser beams at near the speed of light. Finally, he brings us beyond our galaxy, and even beyond our universe, to the possibility of immortality, showing us how humans may someday be able to leave our bodies entirely and laser port to new havens in space. With irrepressible enthusiasm and wonder, Dr. Kaku takes readers on a fascinating journey to a future in which humanity may finally fulfill its long-awaited destiny among the stars"--|cProvided by publisher 650 4 Science|xHistory|y21st century 650 4 Science|xSocial aspects|xForecasting 650 7 Astrophysics.|2fast 650 7 Exploration of Mars (Planet)|2fast 650 7 Interplanetary voyages.|2fast 650 7 Planets|xEnvironmental engineering.|2fast 650 7 Space colonies.|2fast 650 7 Interplanetära rymdfärder|2sao 650 7 Astrofysik|2sao 650 7 Framtidsstudier|2sao 651 0 Mars (Planet)|xExploration 651 4 Mars (planet) 651 7 Outer space|xExploration 651 7 Mars (Planet) 907 00 180420
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