On The Edge Of Infinity

Author : Hannu Rajaniemi,Pat Cadigan,Alastair Reynolds
Publisher : Solaris
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781849974608

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Edge of Infinity by Hannu Rajaniemi,Pat Cadigan,Alastair Reynolds Pdf

ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND Those were Neil Armstrong’s immortal words when he became the first human being to step onto another world. All at once, the horizon expanded; the human race was no longer Earthbound. Edge of Infinity is an exhilarating new SF anthology that looks at the next giant leap for humankind: the leap from our home world out into the Solar System. From the eerie transformations in Pat Cadigan’s Hugo-award-winning “The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi” to the frontier spirit of Sandra McDonald and Stephen D. Covey’s “The Road to NPS,” and from the grandiose vision of Alastair Reynolds’ “Vainglory” to the workaday familiarity of Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s “Safety Tests,” the thirteen stories in this anthology span the whole of the human condition in their race to colonise Earth’s nearest neighbours. Featuring stories by Hannu Rajaniemi, Alastair Reynolds, James S. A. Corey, John Barnes, Stephen Baxter, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Elizabeth Bear, Pat Cadigan, Gwyneth Jones, Paul McAuley, Sandra McDonald, Stephen D. Covey, An Owomoyela, and Bruce Sterling, Edge of Infinity is hard SF adventure at its best and most exhilarating.

Author : Clemens Cavallin
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781642290707

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On the Edge of Infinity by Clemens Cavallin Pdf

This book tells the story of Michael O'Brien, one of the most popular Catholic novelists and painters of our times. It covers his life from his childhood in the Canadian Arctic to the crucial decision in 1976 to devote himself wholly to Christian sacred arts, followed by his inspiration to write fiction and his best-selling apocalyptic novel, Father Elijah. The story then continues to the present with explorations of O'Brien's other works. O'Brien's life is one of struggle against all odds to reestablish Christian culture in the materialist void created by the modern Western world. It is a timely reminder of hope in trials and sufferings, of endurance during marginalization and poverty. This is the first biography of O'Brien, and it also provides an introduction to his novels, paintings, and essays. The author, Clemens Cavallin, was granted unrestricted access to Michael O'Brien's personal archive, including his diary from the late 1970s until the present day. By revealing sides of O'Brien's interior creative life--including mystical experiences, spiritual battles, and illuminations—he has painted a portrait of a contemporary visual and literary artist whose inspiration arises from an intense fusion of imagination and active faith.

Author : Fulvio Melia
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521814057

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The Edge of Infinity by Fulvio Melia Pdf

In the past, they were recognized as the most destructive force in nature. Now, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, supermassive black holes have undergone a dramatic shift in paradigm. Astronomers are finding out that these objects may have been critical to the formation of structure in the early universe, spawning bursts of star formation, planets, and even life itself. They may have contributed as much as half of all the radiation produced after the Big Bang, and as many as 200 million of them may now be lurking through the vast expanses of the observable cosmos. In this elegant, non-technical account, Melia conveys for the general reader the excitement generated by the quest to expose what these giant distortions in the fabric of space and time have to say about our origin and ultimate destiny.

Author : David Deutsch
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780141969695

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The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch Pdf

'Science has never had an advocate quite like David Deutsch ... A computational physicist on a par with his touchstones Alan Turing and Richard Feynman, and a philosopher in the line of his greatest hero, Karl Popper. His arguments are so clear that to read him is to experience the thrill of the highest level of discourse available on this planet and to understand it' Peter Forbes, Independent In our search for truth, how far have we advanced? This uniquely human quest for good explanations has driven amazing improvements in everything from scientific understanding and technology to politics, moral values and human welfare. But will progress end, either in catastrophe or completion - or will it continue infinitely? In this profound and seminal book, David Deutsch explores the furthest reaches of our current understanding, taking in the Infinity Hotel, supernovae and the nature of optimism, to instill in all of us a wonder at what we have achieved - and the fact that this is only the beginning of humanity's infinite possibility. 'This is Deutsch at his most ambitious, seeking to understand the implications of our scientific explanations of the world ... I enthusiastically recommend this rich, wide-ranging and elegantly written exposition of the unique insights of one of our most original intellectuals' Michael Berry, Times Higher Education Supplement 'Bold ... profound ... provocative and persuasive' Economist 'David Deutsch may well go down in history as one of the great scientists of our age' Scotsman

Author : Wyn Wachhorst
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-05-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0306810484

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The Dream Of Spaceflight by Wyn Wachhorst Pdf

One of few truly gifted essayists who have turned their talents to science, Wyn Wachhorst here fashions a luminous meditation on the meaning of space exploration from a montage of images and reflections on humanity's dream of spaceflight. In a survey of major figures from Johannes Kepler to Wernher von Braun, he sees in the rise of spaceflight a metaphor of modern history as a recurrent story of transformation and rebirth. Other essays offer new perspectives on the nature of wonder, recall the romantic vision of the decades prior to Sputnik ("nostalgia for a bygone future"), and look at the larger meaning of the moon landing, seeing in spaceflight not only a spiritual quest in the broadest sense of the word, but a cure for the withered capacity for wonder that afflicts the postmodern mind.

Author : Charlie Jane Anders,Larry Niven,Alastair Reynolds
Publisher : Solaris
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786180490

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Bridging Infinity by Charlie Jane Anders,Larry Niven,Alastair Reynolds Pdf

BUILDING TOWARDS TOMORROW Sense of wonder is the lifeblood of science fiction. When we encounter something on a truly staggering scale – metal spheres wrapped around stars, planets rebuilt and repurposed, landscapes re-engineered, starships bigger than worlds – the only response we have is reverence, admiration, and possibly fear at something that is grand, sublime, and extremely powerful. Bridging Infinity puts humanity at the heart of that experience, as builder, as engineer, as adventurer, reimagining and rebuilding the world, the solar system, the galaxy and possibly the entire universe in some of the best science fiction stories you will experience. Bridging Infinity continues the award-winning Infinity Project series of anthologies with new stories from Alastair Reynolds, Pat Cadigan, Stephen Baxter, Charlie Jane Anders, Tobias S. Buckell, Karen Lord, Karin Lowachee, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Gregory Benford, Larry Niven, Robert Reed, Pamela Sargent, Allen Steele, Pat Murphy, Paul Doherty, An Owomoyela, Thoraiya Dyer and Ken Liu.

Author : Barnaby Sheppard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781107058316

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The Logic of Infinity by Barnaby Sheppard Pdf

This book conveys to the novice the big ideas in the rigorous mathematical theory of infinite sets.

Author : Marge Piercy
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780449000946

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Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy Pdf

Hailed as a classic of speculative fiction, Marge Piercy’s landmark novel is a transformative vision of two futures—and what it takes to will one or the other into reality. Harrowing and prescient, Woman on the Edge of Time speaks to a new generation on whom these choices weigh more heavily than ever before. Connie Ramos is a Mexican American woman living on the streets of New York. Once ambitious and proud, she has lost her child, her husband, her dignity—and now they want to take her sanity. After being unjustly committed to a mental institution, Connie is contacted by an envoy from the year 2137, who shows her a time of sexual and racial equality, environmental purity, and unprecedented self-actualization. But Connie also bears witness to another potential outcome: a society of grotesque exploitation in which the barrier between person and commodity has finally been eroded. One will become our world. And Connie herself may strike the decisive blow. Praise for Woman on the Edge of Time “This is one of those rare novels that leave us different people at the end than we were at the beginning. Whether you are reading Marge Piercy’s great work again or for the first time, it will remind you that we are creating the future with every choice we make.”—Gloria Steinem “An ambitious, unusual novel about the possibilities for moral courage in contemporary society.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “A stunning, even astonishing novel . . . marvelous and compelling.”—Publishers Weekly “Connie Ramos’s world is cuttingly real.”—Newsweek “Absorbing and exciting.”—The New York Times Book Review

Author : Ken Lozito
Publisher : Acoustical Books LLC
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781945223075

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Infinity's Edge by Ken Lozito Pdf

Earth’s time is running out. Sixty years ago a plan was conceived to help humanity survive its first contact with an alien race. Now it’s time to put that plan to the test. No country can stand alone. The world must unite if there is to be any hope of survival. Commander Kaylan Farrow and her crew are investigating an ancient alien signal from beyond the fringes of known space. After months of searching, the Athena is starting to wear down. It’s only a matter of time before a catastrophic failure destroys their ship, but if they return to Earth now, Kaylan knows that humanity will not survive their first contact with hostile aliens. They must find the source of the signal and with it a means to end this war before it has a chance to reach Earth. Infinity’s Edge is the fourth book in the Ascension space opera series. The crew of the Athena will risk everything to unravel the mystery of an ancient alien race whose wars nearly destroyed the galaxy. On Earth, people must accept that the world as they knew it is gone. The Xiiginns are coming to pull Earth into the crosshairs of an interstellar war.

Author : Kevin Emerson
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316425988

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Lost in Space: Infinity's Edge by Kevin Emerson Pdf

The second thrilling, original novel based on Netflix's smash hit Lost in Space! This all-new story focuses on twelve-year-old Will Robinson and his closest friend and greatest protector--a mysterious Robot with a dangerous past. The Robinsons--Will, his two teenage sisters, and their parents--are members of a colonist group who had been traveling across the galaxy to establish a new home, only to have had their ship attached and stranded on an alien planet. Just when they had finally managed to get off-world, the Robinsons were thrown off course yet again and were sent drifting toward an unknown location. Now, six months later, the Robinsons are stuck on an inhospitable water planet with no contact from their fellow colonists or from Will's beloved Robot. The twelve-year-old doesn't have any friends in his new home, until he discovers a mysterious girl...from the future. Her name is Clare, and she desperately needs Will's help to save her family. Will is eager to bond with his new friend, but--little does he know--something sinister lurks just beneath her surface. Can Will find a way to help Clare while keeping his own family safe? © 2020 Legendary. All Rights Reserved.

Author : Matt Myklusch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781416995692

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The End of Infinity by Matt Myklusch Pdf

Jack Blank confronts his destiny in this action-packed conclusion to the trilogy Publishers Weekly calls a “no-holds-barred adventure.” Ever since Jack Blank learned that he came from the amazing country of the Imagine Nation, he’s known that his fate could go down two very different paths—he could either be the greatest hero the world has ever known, or its greatest villain. Now the final battle is here, and it’s time for Jack to discover the direction of his destiny. The action-packed trilogy concludes with more surprises, twists, and adventure than ever—along with the same humor and heart that has brought so many fans to Jack’s story.

Author : Paul Davies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:987244609

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The edge of infinity by Paul Davies Pdf

Author : Colin Edge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1906645701

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Scarlet Infinity by Colin Edge Pdf

Secret Service operatives penetrate a terrorist network in Mauritius in order to prevent a deadly new technology (The Marimba Sphere), from getting into the hands of worldwide sleeper cells who are planning to use the weapon in six major cities. The heroes must use 'The Scarlet Infinity', a priceless manmade ruby that forms part of the hardware of this deadly new technology and track down those who guard its secrets. This graphic rollercoaster ride to hell and back is set in the island paradise of Mauritius and London. There is a traitor amongst them and the clock is ticking!

Author : DAVID. BANERJEE DARLING (AGNIJO.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1786074850

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WEIRD MATHS by DAVID. BANERJEE DARLING (AGNIJO.) Pdf

Author : Carlos Castaneda
Publisher : HarperThorsons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1999-12
Category : Altered states of conciousness
ISBN : 0722539371

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The Active Side of Infinity by Carlos Castaneda Pdf

Carlos Castaneda goes back through the most memorable events in his life, having been told that he should do this by Don Juan Matus, a Yacqui Indian shaman who became his teacher for 13 years. He has learned that these events, when collected together, form a device that powerfully stirs energy inside the self that has lain dormant. Our daily lives push these caches of energy outside our reach. This method shows us how to redeploy our unused energy.