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Physics of the future : how science will shape human destiny and our daily lives by the year 2100
Title:
Physics of the future : how science will shape human destiny and our daily lives by the year 2100
ISBN:
9780385530804
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Doubleday, c2011.
Physical Description:
xviii, 389 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Predicting the next 100 years -- Future of the computer : mind over matter -- Future of AI : rise of the machines -- Future of medicine : perfection and beyond -- Nanotechnology : everything from nothing? -- Future of energy : energy from the stars -- Future of space travel : to the stars -- Future of wealth : winners and losers -- Future of humanity : planetary civilization -- A day in the life in 2100.
Reading Level:
1200 L Lexile
Summary:
The New York Times bestselling author of "Physics of the Impossible" offers a stunning and provocative vision of the future and explains how science will shape human destiny and everyone's daily life by the year 2100.
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