The rush of technology in the 20th century brought more advances than the 11th through 19th centuries combined. Automobiles and aircraft, television and radio, computers and global communications, medical imaging and the leap of humans beyond Earth's atmosphere -- all these were born from the creative spark and labor of scientists and engineers.
How can we ensure that technology is humane and not inane? Can nations mount an effective defense without having to shoot? When computer intelligence exceeds human intelligence, what will it mean to be human? If you could -uninvent- one technology,...
The rush of technology in the 20th century brought more advances than the 11th through 19th centuries combined. Automobiles and aircraft, television a...
Although the ground feels immovable, in reality, all life on Earth is on the outside of an 8,000-mile-diameter "spaceship" that is twirling on its axis and sweeping around the galaxy. This book explains how astronomers can tell that Earth is going through such gyrations and the dramatic effects those motions have on the planet.
Although the ground feels immovable, in reality, all life on Earth is on the outside of an 8,000-mile-diameter "spaceship" that is twirling on its axi...
