| What Remains to Be Discovered: Mapping the Secrets of the Universe, the Origins of Life, and the Future of the Human Race Contributor(s): Maddox, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684863006 ISBN-13: 9780684863009 Publisher: Free Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1999 Annotation: The FUTURE Is HERE 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 500 |
| LCCN: 98-29137 |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.56" W x 8.5" (1.29 lbs) 448 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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 |