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|aKaku, Michio.
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|aThe future of humanity :|bour destiny in the universe /|cDr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics, City University ofNew York.
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|aFirst Anchor Books ed.
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|aNew York :|bAnchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC,|c2019, c2018.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 309-324) and index.
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|aIntroduction : 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 gardenplanet -- Gas giants, comets, and beyond -- Part II. Voyage to the stars. Robots in space -- Building a starship -- Kepler and auniverse of planets -- Part III. Life in the universe. Immortality -- Transhumanism and technology -- Search for extraterrestrial life -- Advanced civilizations -- Leaving the universe.
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|a"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 andthe 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 asa 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 sustainablecivilization 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 thentakes 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 evenbeyond 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.
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|aAstrophysics.
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|aInterplanetary voyages.
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|aPlanets|xEnvironmental engineering.
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|aSpace colonies.
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|aMars (Planet)|xExploration.
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