The beginning and the end

Collection of essays: The past: The real Cyrano. Of what use? The democracy of learning. The monsters we have lived with. The fossil fuels. A drop of water. The present: Smart, but not smart enough? Recipe for an ocean. Technology and energy. The glorious sun. Astronomy. The large satellites of Jupiter. The natural satellites. Of life beyond. The beginning and the end. Gravitation, unlimited. Man and computer. The future: The big weather change. Tighten your belt. America--A.D. 2176. The coming decades in space. Colonizing the heavens. The moon as threshold.

Year

1978

Language

English

Publisher

Pocket Books

Editions

3

ISBN

9780671423797

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