The future of humanity : terraforming Mars, interstellar travel, immortality, and our destiny beyond Earth / Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York.
xx, 339 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Toward a multiplanet species -- Part I: Leaving the Earth -- Preparing for liftoff -- New golden age of space travel -- Mining the heavens -- Mars or bust -- Mars: the garden planet -- Gas giants, comets, and beyond -- Part II: Voyage to the stars -- Robots in space -- Building a starship -- Kepler and a universe of planets -- Part III: Life in the universe -- Immortality -- Transhumanism and technology -- Search for extraterrestrial life -- Advanced civilizations -- Leaving the universe.
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Summary
Traverse the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to see a vision of humankind's future in space---from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies.
