Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World

Morton, Oliver

ISBN 10: 0312245513 / ISBN 13: 9780312245511

Published by Picador USA, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312245513
• ISBN 13: 9780312245511
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The science writer sheds light on the geologists, scientists, astrophysicists, and other visionaries who are mapping the surface of Mars in anticipation of future visits to the planet by the human race. 15,000 first printing.

About the Author

Oliver Morton is a contributing editor at Wired, as well as a contributor for The New Yorker, Science, and The American Scholar. A former science editor at The Economist, he holds a degree in history and philosophy of science from Cambridge University, and lives with his wife in Greenwich, England.