The mystery of the seven spheres : how homo sapiens will conquer space /

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Author / Creator:Bignami, Giovanni Fabrizio, author.
Uniform title:Mistero delle sette sfere. English
Imprint:Cham : Springer, 2015.
©2015
Description:1 online resource (v, 118 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11094531
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Other uniform titles:Abbate, Alessandra Scaffidi,
Translation of (work) Bignami, Giovanni Fabrizio. Mistero delle sette sfere.
ISBN:9783319170046
331917004X
3319170031
9783319170039
9783319170039
Notes:Translation by Alessandra Scaffidi Abbate.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 16, 2015).
Summary:In this book, Giovanni Bignami, the outstanding Italian scientist and astronomer, takes the reader on a journey through the ℓ́ℓseven spheresℓ́ℓ, 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 matterℓ́ℓantimatter 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.
Other form:Printed edition: 9783319170039
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-17004-6