Megacatastrophes!

Nine Strange Ways the World Could End

David Darling, Dirk Schulze-Makuch (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2012
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-1-85168-905-7 (ISBN)

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Discover the mind-boggling science of the coming apocalypse!

Which will get us first? The asteroid hurtling towards us from outer space? The Black Plague: Round Two? Swiss black holes gobbling up the solar system? Or - who knows - alien invasion? Armed with lavish illustrations and their one-of-a-kind "Catastrophometer", David Darling and Dirk Schulze-Makuch introduce all those disasters you never saw coming, unpicking the hardcore science that makes them all genuine possibilities, and providing everything from survival tips to danger ratings. So sit back, face the inevitable, and discover the awesome science behind the nine oddest ways the world could end.

Dr David Darling is an astronomer, freelance science writer and creator of one of the most popular online encyclopaedias of space and astrobiology. He is the author of numerous works, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. Dr Dirk Schulze-Makuch is currently an Associate Professor in Astrobiology at Washington State University. His research has been widely published in media ranging from academic journals to The New Scientist.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2012
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
Themenwelt	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	1-85168-905-2 / 1851689052
ISBN-13	978-1-85168-905-7 / 9781851689057
Zustand	Neuware