White Mars

Author : Brian W. Aldiss,Roger Penrose
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504010283

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White Mars; or, The Mind Set Free by Brian W. Aldiss,Roger Penrose Pdf

A breathtaking vision of a utopian future on Mars by one of science fiction’s most renowned authors In the middle decades of the twenty-first century, the corporate powers on Earth have established a thriving colony on Mars as an alternative to life on the overpopulated, war-torn, ecologically ravaged home planet. But when the economy of EUPACUS—Earth’s collective industrialized nations—collapses, all contact between the two worlds abruptly ceases, and the Martian pioneers are left to fend for themselves. Led by Tom Jeffries, a philosopher and a visionary, the colonists now face a twofold challenge: No longer supported and subsidized by Earthbound interests, they must somehow form a working planetary alliance to create a new society based firmly in freedom and fairness for all while at the same time eliminating war, hunger, hatred, environmental abuse, and other former scourges of humanity. But first and foremost, they must survive. Brian W. Aldiss, a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction, presents a vision for the future that is startling, uplifting, and endlessly exciting. Written in collaboration with noted mathematician and physicist Roger Penrose—and with essential input from international law expert Laurence Lustgarten—Aldiss’s remarkable White Mars opens a window onto a relentlessly thrilling and gloriously possible tomorrow.

Author : Brian W. Aldiss,Roger Penrose
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312254733

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White Mars by Brian W. Aldiss,Roger Penrose Pdf

A 21st-Century Utopia Two of England's most distinguished thinkers have created a bold and startling vision of a new society escaping the ashes of the old. In the not-so-distant future, Man will have begun to colonize our planetary neighbor, Mars. Entrenched corporate and national interests have footed the bill, but a few visionary people attempt to keep Mars free of the hidebound ideologies that have plagued the Earth and turned it into a polluted wasteland of war and hunger. The colony has barely begun to take root in the Martian soil when all communication with EUPACUS--as the industrialized nations of Earth are known--is cut off completely. Environmental and economic stresses have finally spun out of control, and civilization as we know it has collapsed. With no hope of escape or support from Earth, the Martians must overcome the dire obstacles that face them and forge a new alliance for survival. Led by the brave Tom Jefferies, the colonists struggle to build a new way of living based on the search for knowledge, the improvement of human conditions, and the elimination of the hatreds and delusions that lead to misery in the past. Included in an appendix is the complete text of the Charter for an Independent Mars, written by Dr. Laurence Lustgarten, a renowned expert on international law.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z25656160X

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Report ... Of The British Association For The Advancement Of Science by Anonim Pdf

Author : British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Science
ISBN : PRNC:32101076796596

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Report of the ... Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science by British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting Pdf

Author : British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:X002225540

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Report of the Annual Meeting by British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11312654

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Report of the ... Meeting by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark Rahner
Publisher : Dynamite Entertainment
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-09
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781524109745

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Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars Omnibus by Mark Rahner Pdf

The peace John Carter brought to Helium and Thark is new and fragile. On the eve of a Red & Green festival to balm age-old hatreds, Dejah Thoris is kidnapped. The ordeal triggers her lingering nightmares of abuse and helplessness at the hands of brutal Tharks. And the kidnapper is nightmare personified: Voro. He caters to a taste some green men never lost: the red meat of Helium women.

Author : Martin Beech,Joseph Seckbach,Richard Gordon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119761860

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Terraforming Mars by Martin Beech,Joseph Seckbach,Richard Gordon Pdf

TERRAFORMING MARS This book provides a thorough scientific review of how Mars might eventually be colonized, industrialized, and transformed into a world better suited to human habitation. The idea of terraforming Mars has, in recent times, become a topic of intense scientific interest and great public debate. Stimulated in part by the contemporary imperative to begin geoengineering Earth, as a means to combat global climate change, the terraforming of Mars will work to make its presently hostile environment more suitable to life—especially human life. Geoengineering and terraforming, at their core, have the same goal—that is to enhance (or revive) the ability of a specific environment to support human life, society, and industry. The chapters in this text, written by experts in their respective fields, are accordingly in resonance with the important, and ongoing discussions concerning the human stewardship of global climate systems. In this sense, the text is both timely and relevant and will cover issues relating to topics that will only grow in their relevance in future decades. The notion of terraforming Mars is not a new one, as such, and it has long played as the background narrative in many science fiction novels. This book, however, deals exclusively with what is physically possible, and what might conceivably be put into actual practice within the next several human generations. Audience Researchers in planetary science, astronomy, astrobiology, space engineering, architecture, ethics, as well as members of the space industry.

Author : Royal Astronomical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11040023

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by Royal Astronomical Society Pdf

Author : Oliver Morton
Publisher : Picador
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002-10-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780312707934

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Mapping Mars by Oliver Morton Pdf

Who are the extraordinary individuals that will take us on the next great space race, the next great human endeavor, our exploration and colonization of the planet Mars? And more importantly, how are they doing it? Acclaimed science writer Oliver Morton explores the peculiar and fascinating world of the new generation of explorers: geologists, scientists, astrophysicists and dreamers. Morton shows us the complex and beguiling role that mapping will play in our understanding of the red planet, and more deeply, what it means for humans to envision such heroic landscapes. Charting a path from the 19th century visionaries to the spy-satellite pioneers to the science fiction writers and the arctic explorers -- till now, to the people are taking us there -- Morton unveils the central place that Mars has occupied in the human imagination, and what it will mean to realize these dreams. A pioneering work of journalism and drama, Mapping Mars gives us our first exciting glimpses of the world to come and the curious, bizarre, and amazing people who will take us there.

Author : Stuart Clark
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 1594 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781801109291

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The Book of Mars by Stuart Clark Pdf

From myth to Musk, astrology to astronomy, Dr Stuark Clark selects the very best writing about the Red Planet. From its very first sighting, Mars has been a source of fascination for humanity. Named for the Roman god of war, this red planet has been explored more than any other beyond Earth and continues to occupy a distinctive place in our imagination. It's an environment that may even foster life. In The Book of Mars, Dr Stuart Clark selects one hundred pieces of writing about the planet. It is a collection that brings together fact and fiction, dreams and fears, centuries of observation and more recent feats of interstellar exploration. From classic writers of science fiction – Stanley G. Weinbaum, Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, Pamela Sargent, Roger Zelazny – to distinguished experts in astronomy, astrobiology and aerospace engineering; from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning authors – Kim Stanley Robinson, Mary Robinette Kowal – to trail-blazing journalists and science communicators; from Andy Weir's The Martian to Elon Musk's SpaceX programme, The Book of Mars is an extraordinary overview both of the Red Planet and of the way scientific investigation diffuses into culture.

Author : New York State Agricultural Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : OSU:32435029168671

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Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society for the Year ... by New York State Agricultural Society Pdf

Author : Work Projects Administration
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 5991 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : EAN:4064066394653

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The Testimonies of Slaves by Work Projects Administration Pdf

Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously collection of hundreds of life stories, recorded interviews and incredible vivid testimonies of former slaves from the American southern states, including photos of the people being interviewed and their extraordinary narratives. After the end of Civil War in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. There were several efforts to record the remembrances of the former slaves. The Federal Writers' Project was one such project by the United States federal government to support writers during the Great Depression by asking them to interview and record the myriad stories and experiences of slavery of former slaves. The resulting collection preserved hundreds of life stories from 17 U.S. states that would otherwise have been lost in din of modernity and America's eagerness to deliberately forget the blot on its recent past. Contents: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kansas Kentucky Maryland Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia

Author : Ontario. Department of Agriculture
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1100 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : CORNELL:31924077269078

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Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Arts by Ontario. Department of Agriculture Pdf

Author : Ontario. Legislative Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Ontario
ISBN : UOM:39015068517427

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Sessional Papers - Legislature of the Province of Ontario by Ontario. Legislative Assembly Pdf