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The Mystery of the Seven Spheres

How Homo sapiens will Conquer Space

Giovanni F. Bignami (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

V, 118 Seiten

2015 | 2015
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-17003-9 (ISBN)

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In this book, Giovanni Bignami, the outstanding Italian scientist and astronomer, takes the reader on a journey through the "seven spheres", from our own planet to neighboring stars. The author offers a gripping account of the evolution of Homo Sapiens to the stage where our species is developing capabilities, in the form of new energy propulsion systems, that will enable us to conquer space. The reader will learn how we first expanded our activities to reach beyond our planet, to the Moon, and how nuclear energy, nuclear fusion, and matter-antimatter annihilation will enable us to extend our exploration. After Mars and Jupiter we shall finally reach the nearest stars, which we now know are surrounded by numerous planets, some of which are bound to be habitable. The book includes enticing descriptions of such newly discovered planets and also brings alive key historical characters in our story, such as Jules Verne and Werner von Braun.

Prof. Giovanni Fabrizio Bignami, born in Desio, Italy in 1944, is one of Europe's leading researchers in astrophysics. He is a former Director of Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements in Toulouse and is currently Head of the Italian Institute for Astrophysics and President of COSPAR, the world-wide Committee on Space Research. He is also President of The National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) and has received various awards, including the Rossi Prize of the American Astronomical Society, the Blaise Pascal Medal of the European Academy of Sciences and the von Karman Award of the International Astronautics Academy. He is an Officier de la Légion d’Honneur and a member of the Accademia dei Lincei and the French Académie des Sciences. Professor Bignami is one of the most authoritative scientists in astrophysical and space research and identified the neutron star “Geminga.” He is the author of several previous well-received books. With Springer, he has previously published We are the Martians (in English and German), and Imminent Science (2014).

Introduction.- Our Earth, our Oceans, the Sky, the Moon.- Mars, Planets, Stars.- Coda.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.6.2015
Zusatzinfo	V, 118 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	213 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
Schlagworte	Afar Depression in G. Bignami's Book • Giovanni Bignami's Last Book on Exploration • Giovanni Bignami’s Last Book on Exploration • Interstellar Voyages in G. Bignami's Book • Life Beyond Earth in G. Bignami's Book • Nearest Stars in G. Bignami's Book • Nuclear Propulsion in G. Bignami's Book • Subterranean Satellites
ISBN-10	3-319-17003-1 / 3319170031
ISBN-13	978-3-319-17003-9 / 9783319170039
Zustand	Neuware