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What wonders of science will the 21st century bring? John Maddox takes up this challenge by describing precisely what remains to be discovered. Building on twenty-three years' experience at the helm of the world's preeminent science magazine, Nature, Maddox identifies new areas of discovery in physics, biology, health, intelligence, and global catastrophe. As Maddox shows, the rate of scientific discovery will continue to accelerate, hurtling us toward ever more exciting discoveries in the next century.
What wonders of science will the 21st century bring? John Maddox takes up this challenge by describing precisely what remains to be discovered. Building on twenty-three years' experience at the helm of the world's preeminent science magazine, Nature, Maddox identifies new areas of discovery in physics, biology, health, intelligence, and global catastrophe. As Maddox shows, the rate of scientific discovery will continue to accelerate, hurtling us toward ever more exciting discoveries in the next century.
Preface
Introduction: The River of Discovery
PART ONE: MATTER
...in which the origins of the universe and of matter are explored, as well as the prospects for a theory of everything
1 Beginning Without End
2 Simplicity Buried in Complexity
3 Everything at Once
PART TWO: LIFE
...in which the origin of life is considered as well as biological machinery, the riddle of the selfish gene, and the next human genome projects
4 The Likelihood of Life
5 Cooperation and Autonomy
6 The Genome and Its Faults
7 Nature's Family Tree
PART THREE: OUR WORLD
...in which the nature of our brain is explained, as well as our greatest invention, mathematics, and how we will avoid the catastrophes of the future
8 Thinking Machines
9 The Numbers Game
10 Avoidance of Calamity
Conclusion: What Lies Ahead
Notes
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9780684863009 |
| ISBN-10: | 0684863006 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Maddox, John |
| Hersteller: | Touchstone |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 216 x 140 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | John Maddox |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.11.1999 |
| Gewicht: | 0,633 kg |
Preface
Introduction: The River of Discovery
PART ONE: MATTER
...in which the origins of the universe and of matter are explored, as well as the prospects for a theory of everything
1 Beginning Without End
2 Simplicity Buried in Complexity
3 Everything at Once
PART TWO: LIFE
...in which the origin of life is considered as well as biological machinery, the riddle of the selfish gene, and the next human genome projects
4 The Likelihood of Life
5 Cooperation and Autonomy
6 The Genome and Its Faults
7 Nature's Family Tree
PART THREE: OUR WORLD
...in which the nature of our brain is explained, as well as our greatest invention, mathematics, and how we will avoid the catastrophes of the future
8 Thinking Machines
9 The Numbers Game
10 Avoidance of Calamity
Conclusion: What Lies Ahead
Notes
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9780684863009 |
| ISBN-10: | 0684863006 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Maddox, John |
| Hersteller: | Touchstone |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 216 x 140 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | John Maddox |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.11.1999 |
| Gewicht: | 0,633 kg |
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