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Halpern, Paul

 
9780738203584: Countdown To Apocalypse: A Scientific Exploration Of The End Of The World
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ISBN 10: 0738203580 ISBN 13: 9780738203584
Editorial: Perseus, 2000

Sinopsis

Inspired by the end of the millennium, celebrated science writer Paul Halpern tackles the fate of human civilization and our planet in this meditation on the end of the world. Beginning with the religious origins of the idea of apocalypse, Halpern shows how science has borrowed the metaphor to describe potential worldwide catastrophes. He spins out various scenarios for destruction, from nuclear war and global warming to a great flood and a new Ice Age. He argues that while human history will someday come to a close-even if we survived for billions of years, we would eventually face the end of the universe itself-in the meantime we have gained extraordinary control over our fate as a species. Faced with the power to steer our planet toward paradise or transform it into hell, he says, we must take steps to avoid those catalysts of apocalypse that are within our control.

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Acerca del autor

Paul Halpern is a professor of physics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, and the author of fifteen popular science books, most recently Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat. He lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Editorial
Perseus
Año de publicación
2000
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0738203580
ISBN 13 
9780738203584
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
292
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