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Mapping Mars Science Imagination And The Birth Of A World Text Only
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Author : Oliver Morton
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2012-06-28
Mapping Mars Science Imagination And The Birth Of A World Text Only written by Oliver Morton and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-28 with Science categories.
A narrative history of the men and women who have explored Mars and mapped its surface from afar, and in so doing conditioned our understanding of our nearest planetary neighbour.
Mapping Mars
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Author : Oliver Morton
language : en
Publisher: Picador
Release Date : 2002-10-04
Mapping Mars written by Oliver Morton and has been published by Picador this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-04 with Science categories.
Who are the extraordinary individuals that will take us on the next great space race, the next great human endeavor, our exploration and colonization of the planet Mars? And more importantly, how are they doing it? Acclaimed science writer Oliver Morton explores the peculiar and fascinating world of the new generation of explorers: geologists, scientists, astrophysicists and dreamers. Morton shows us the complex and beguiling role that mapping will play in our understanding of the red planet, and more deeply, what it means for humans to envision such heroic landscapes. Charting a path from the 19th century visionaries to the spy-satellite pioneers to the science fiction writers and the arctic explorers -- till now, to the people are taking us there -- Morton unveils the central place that Mars has occupied in the human imagination, and what it will mean to realize these dreams. A pioneering work of journalism and drama, Mapping Mars gives us our first exciting glimpses of the world to come and the curious, bizarre, and amazing people who will take us there.
The Publishers Weekly
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Publishers Weekly written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with American literature categories.
Dying Planet
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Author : Robert Markley
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2005-09-08
Dying Planet written by Robert Markley and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-08 with Science categories.
For more than a century, Mars has been at the center of debates about humanity’s place in the cosmos. Focusing on perceptions of the red planet in scientific works and science fiction, Dying Planet analyzes the ways Mars has served as a screen onto which humankind has projected both its hopes for the future and its fears of ecological devastation on Earth. Robert Markley draws on planetary astronomy, the history and cultural study of science, science fiction, literary and cultural criticism, ecology, and astrobiology to offer a cross-disciplinary investigation of the cultural and scientific dynamics that have kept Mars on front pages since the 1800s. Markley interweaves chapters on science and science fiction, enabling him to illuminate each arena and to explore the ways their concerns overlap and influence one another. He tracks all the major scientific developments, from observations through primitive telescopes in the seventeenth century to data returned by the rovers that landed on Mars in 2004. Markley describes how major science fiction writers—H. G. Wells, Kim Stanley Robinson, Philip K. Dick, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, and Judith Merril—responded to new theories and new controversies. He also considers representations of Mars in film, on the radio, and in the popular press. In its comprehensive study of both science and science fiction, Dying Planet reveals how changing conceptions of Mars have had crucial consequences for understanding ecology on Earth.
Forthcoming Books
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Author : Rose Arny
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Forthcoming Books written by Rose Arny and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with American literature categories.
Science Fiction
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Author : Adam Charles Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2006
Science Fiction written by Adam Charles Roberts and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Men in black (Motion picture) categories.
'Science Fiction' offers a critical account of the phenomenon of science fiction, illustrating the critical terminology and following the contours of its continuing history. The impact of technological advances on the genre is discussed.
Library Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Library Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Libraries categories.
Popular Mechanics
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01
Popular Mechanics written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01 with categories.
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Library Journal
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Author : Melvil Dewey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Library Journal written by Melvil Dewey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Electronic journals categories.
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
Science Fiction
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Author : Adam Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-06-19
Science Fiction written by Adam Roberts and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-19 with Literary Criticism categories.
Science Fiction is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most popular areas of modern culture. This second edition reflects how the field is rapidly changing in both its practice and its critical reception. With an entirely new conclusion and all other chapters fully reworked and updated, this volume includes: a concise history of science fiction and the ways in which the genre has been used and defined explanations of key concepts in Science Fiction criticism and theory through chapters such as Gender, Race, Technology and Metaphor examines the interactions between Science Fiction and Science Fact anchors each chapter with a case study drawn from short story, book or film, from Frank Herbert’s Dune to Star Wars, from The Left Hand of Darkness to Neuromancer. Introducing the reader to nineteenth-century, Pulp, Golden Age, New Wave, Feminist and Cyberpunk science fictions, this is the essential contemporary guide to a major cultural movement.