50 Ways the World Could End: The Doomsday Handbook
A brilliantly readable and entertaining guide to the 50 biggest threats facing our planet.
Death by Euphoria.
Dysgenics.
Population Death Spiral.
Genetic Superhumans.
Geomagnetic Reversal.
Galactic Collision.
Strangelets.
Whether we like it or not, everything's going to come to a pretty unpleasant halt on our planet at some point in the future. What we don't know is what form our extinction is likely to take. In this accessible and entertaining book, acclaimed writer Alok Jha explains the head-spinning apocalyptic science behind 50 horrifying doomsday scenarios.
About the Author
Alok Jha is a science and environment correspondent at the Guardian newspaper, specialising in green technologies. In addition to writing news and comment, he presents the Science Weekly podcast and looks after the Guardian's science website. He graduated with a physics degree from Imperial College London and is also the author of How to Live Forever. He lives in London.
Podrobnosti
| Autor |
Alok Jha |
|---|---|
| Vydavatel |
Quercus
Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DZ, United Kingdom
info@quercusbooks.co.uk
https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/
+44 20 7873 6000
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| Jazyk | anglicky |
| Vazba | měkká |
| Počet stran | 272 |
| Formát | 12,7 × 19,7 cm |
| EAN | 9781782069461 |
| Rok vydání | 2014 |
| Edice |
Sci-fi, fantasy, horor Příroda a přírodní vědy |
Autor
Alok Jha
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