The future of humanity : terraforming Mars, interstellar travel, immortality, and our destiny beyond Earth / Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York.
Kaku, Michio, author.
2018
QB461 .K343 2018 (Mapit)
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Title The future of humanity : terraforming Mars, interstellar travel, immortality, and our destiny beyond Earth / Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York.
Author Kaku, Michio, author.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9780385542760 (hardcover)
0385542763 (hardcover)
9780385542777 (electronic book)
0385542771 (electronic book)
Published New York : Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, [2018]
Language English
Description xx, 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number QB461 .K343 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 629.45/5
Summary "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 and the 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 as a 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 sustainable civilization 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 then takes 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 even beyond 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-324) and index.
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Introduction: 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 garden planet
Gas giants, comets, and beyond
Part II: Voyage to the stars
Robots in space
Building a starship
Kepler and a universe 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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