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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Fire in a Wire: Electricity Empowers Human Evolution Beyond Homo Sapiens. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL 1979 PUBLICATION; Softcover; ex-corporate library; in very good condition. Book.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

paperback. Condition: Good. A copy that may have been read, minimal to no highlighting/underlining of text, no missing pages. May have a remainder mark. Spine may show signs of wear. Could be a library copy.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 228 pages. 5.50x0.62x8.50 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'A bold thesis.weaves anecdote and analysis.provocative.futurism by way of personal odyssey.' -- Brian K. Mahoney, Chronogram Magazine'Congratulations Steve Nelson for your remarkable time and effort to capture this moment in human history! Well done.'-- Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, inventor of internet over cable'A provocative invitation to further thinking.accessible and enjoyable.Steven Reed Nelson is a free ranging thinker.'-- Charles Giuliano, Berkshire Fine Arts'He isn't just 'some guy' with an idea.a long career in communications and technology.his theory is worth reading.' -- Jennifer Huberdeau, The Berkshire EagleIf you read SAPIENS by Juval Noah Harari, then you must read FIRE IN A WIRE.Fire tells the story Sapiens missed, about the most momentous development in recent human history: using electricity.Just as fire enabled the evolution of our prehistoric ancestors, so is electricity empowering our ongoing evolution now.Electricity is the new fire. Fire in a wire.Many archaic humans arose and then went extinct, like the Neanderthals. Conventional wisdom says Homo sapiens is the sole surviving species of human. But Steven Reed Nelson disagrees. He writes that evolution does not end with sapiens. A dynamic new species is emerging, not in some imagined future but living among us today: Homo electric.The electrified world is our natural habitat. We use electricity for everything: from providing food to medical care to artificial intelligence to sex. We can't live without it. It is fundamentally changing who we are. We can see things, hear things, do things, know things and imagine things not possible without electricity.We no longer live in the natural world observed by Charles Darwin and governed by 'the survival of the fittest.' We can override natural selection. We can alter our DNA. We are taking control of our own evolution. We can, and we must, if we are to survive threats like climate change.If you are curious about who we were, who we are and who we yet might be, read Fire in a Wire. It will challenge you to rethink who you are and who you are becoming as a human being in the Electric Age.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Congratulations Steve Nelson for your remarkable time and effort to capture this moment in human history! Well done." -- Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, inventor of internet over cable"Provocative.accessible and enjoyable.Steven Reed Nelson is a free range thinker." -- Charles Giuliano, Berkshire Fine ArtsIf you read SAPIENS by Juval Noah Harari, then you must read FIRE IN A WIRE.Fire tells the story Sapiens missed, about the most momentous development in recent human history: using electricity. Just as fire enabled the evolution of our prehistoric ancestors, electricity is enabling our ongoing evolution now. Electricity is the new fire. Fire in a wire.Many archaic humans arose and went extinct, like the Neanderthals. Conventional wisdom says Homo sapiens is the sole surviving species of human. Steven Reed Nelson disagrees. He writes that evolution does not end with sapiens. A dynamic new species is emerging, not in some imagined future but living among us today: Homo electric.The electrified world is our natural habitat. We use electricity for everything: from providing food to medical care to artificial intelligence to sex. We can't live without it. It is fundamentally changing who we are. We can see things, hear things, do things, know things and imagine things not possible before electricity.We no longer live in the natural world observed by Charles Darwin and governed by "the survival of the fittest." We can override natural selection. We can alter our DNA. We are taking control of our own evolution. We can, and we must, if we are to survive threats like climate change.Nelson's journey of discovery about electricity and evolution began in the Peruvian Andes, where he lived without electricity among descendants of the Incas. It took him through ventures in cutting-edge applications of electricity - solar energy, computer software, rock concerts, video production and fiber-optic internet - leading to a flash of insight resulting in this book.If you are curious about who we were, who we are and who we yet might be, read Fire in a Wire. It will challenge you to rethink who you are and who you are becoming as a human being in the Electric Age. If you read SAPIENS, you must read FIRE IN A WIRE. Just as fire enabled the evolution of prehistoric humans, electricity empowers the evolution of modern humans. Electricity is the new fire. Fire in a wire. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Fire in a Wire | Electricity Empowers Human Evolution Beyond Homo Sapiens | Steven Reed Nelson | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | Massaemett Media | EAN 9780578890098 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…