Mars: Science Fiction to Colonization: 2 (Lightning Guides) - Softcover

Lightning Guides

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1942411413 ISBN 13: 9781942411413

Publisher: Sonoma Press, 2015

Synopsis

Mars: Science Fiction to Colonization, explores how science fiction has emerged into scientific fact as the prospect of colonizing Mars grows ever more tangible. From modern technology borne straight from the pages of classic novels to the Space Race, the first orbiter missions to the hypothesized underground hot houses that might provide fresh vegetables to the first colonizers, Mars illuminates the possibility of establishing an extraterrestrial human settlement. Mars covers rovers, orbiters, Mars, NASA and other space agencies, Curiosity, fossils, HG Wells, Ray Bradbury, Sputnik, Space Race, ExoMars, and Mars One, engineering, psychology, and culture.

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With bold full-color pages, a variety of richly designed text elements, such as sidebars, callouts, top 10 lists, timelines, infographics, and maps, plus handy navigational features such as an index and table of contents, Lightning Guides deliver provocative, dynamic content while being entertaining and accessible. Lightning Guides ― crafted to exceed the expectations of today’s reader.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sonoma Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1942411413
• ISBN 13: 9781942411413
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124