This book deals with the very real possibility of earthly immortality and the human and societal implications of such immortality, including whether it is desirable.
It looks at what makes immortality appear so attractive and at the possibility that we would be better served with longer lives and the freedom to terminate our lives at the time when life has given us all the joy, inspiration and personal development it possibly could.
What If We Don't Die?
- Presents major moral dilemmas associated with human immortality, something which seems imminent due to rapidly...
This book deals with the very real possibility of earthly immortality and the human and societal implications of such immortality, including whethe...
This book is about how electricity has profoundly changed the way we live, work, and play. Some twenty topics are covered, with an abundance of graphs and images to build a comprehensive picture. Each looks at the developments, and the people who initiated them, together with how one led to the next and their subsequent impact on society. Topics include electric supply, lighting through X-rays, and all those appliances that make our homes so comfortable.
Most homes at the end of the twentieth century were full of electrical equipment, much of which was regarded as essential. It ran...
This book is about how electricity has profoundly changed the way we live, work, and play. Some twenty topics are covered, with an abundance of gra...
Exploring the idea of 'Flexible Path in terms of Mars, this book focuses on a manned orbital mission to Mars s moons rather than the more risky, expensive and time-consuming trip to land humans on the Martian surface. This mission would take advantage of the operational, scientific and engineering lessons learned from going to Mars s moons first.
Exploring the idea of 'Flexible Path in terms of Mars, this book focuses on a manned orbital mission to Mars s moons rather than the more risky, expe...
A controversial project, many professional astronauts consider Mars One a reckless attempt, yet it gained popular attention.This go-to reference guide provides the reader with insights into the myriad issues arising from the project's loss of funding, loss of sponsorship, loss of TV rights.
A controversial project, many professional astronauts consider Mars One a reckless attempt, yet it gained popular attention.This go-to reference guide...
This book documents for the first time the planning for lunar sample collection on the Apollo missions, the equipment used including the Modular Experiment Transporter and various sampling tools and bags and the Lunar Receiving Lab, which analyzed samples.
This book documents for the first time the planning for lunar sample collection on the Apollo missions, the equipment used including the Modular Exper...
MOMENTUM IS BUILDING for a return to the Moon. NASA's international partners on the International Space Station are in favor of returning to the lunar surface, as are India and China. The horizon goal may be Mars, but the political, funding and the technological and medical infeasibility of such an objective means the next logical step is a return to the Moon. While much has been learned about the Moon over the years, we don't understand its resource wealth potential and the technologies to exploit those resources have yet to be developed, but there are a number of companies that are...
MOMENTUM IS BUILDING for a return to the Moon. NASA's international partners on the International Space Station are in favor of returning to the lu...
For centuries the British developed a reputation as a nation of explorers. From Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe to the ascent of Everest, British explorers crossed oceans and continents and ventured where few, if any, had gone before. Until very recently, that legacy of exploration had not extended to space. For decades, successive governments chose to stay out of the human spaceflight programme, but in 2008 there were signs of optimism when ESA selected a new class of six astronauts, including, for the first time, a British representative: Timothy Peake.
This...
For centuries the British developed a reputation as a nation of explorers. From Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe to the ascent of Ever...
This essential reference to the Curiosity mission explains the engineering behind every system on the rover, from its rocket-powered jetpack to its radioisotope thermoelectric generator to its fiendishly complex sample handling system.
This essential reference to the Curiosity mission explains the engineering behind every system on the rover, from its rocket-powered jetpack to its ra...
As spaceflight and satellite launches occur more and more often, the region of outer space has become populated by vital technology used for communication and surveillance and the functioning of business and government.
As spaceflight and satellite launches occur more and more often, the region of outer space has become populated by vital technology used for communica...
