Lewis Dartnell

One of the brightest young scientists of his generation presents an original guide to the fundamentals of science and how it built the modern world that proposes that the key to preserving civilization in an apocalyptic scenario is to provide a quick start guide, adapted to cataclysmic circumstances.

How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch

The Knowledge

A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our species When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the development of democracy in Greece. Atmospheric circulation patterns later on shaped the progression of global exploration, colonization, and trade. Even today, voting behavior in the south-east United States ultimately follows the underlying pattern of 75 million-year-old sediments from an ancient sea. Everywhere is the deep imprint of the planetary on the human. From the cultivation of the first crops to the founding of modern states, Origins reveals the breathtaking impact of the earth beneath our feet on the shape of our human civilizations.

How Earth's History Shaped Human History

Origins

cómo la historia de la Tierra determina la historia de la humanidad

Orígenes

My tourist guide to the solar system and beyond

Alles, was man wissen muss, wenn nichts mehr geht

Das Handbuch für den Neustart der Welt

How would you go about rebuilding a technological society from scratch? If our technological society collapsed tomorrow what would be the one book you would want to press into the hands of the postapocalyptic survivors? What crucial knowledge would they need to survive in the immediate aftermath and to rebuild civilization as quickly as possible? Human knowledge is collective, distributed across the population. It has built on itself for centuries, becoming vast and increasingly specialized. Most of us are ignorant about the fundamental principles of the civilization that supports us, happily utilizing the latest—or even the most basic—technology without having the slightest idea of why it works or how it came to be. If you had to go back to absolute basics, like some sort of postcataclysmic Robinson Crusoe, would you know how to re-create an internal combustion engine, put together a microscope, get metals out of rock, or even how to produce food for yourself? Lewis Dartnell proposes that the key to preserving civilization in an apocalyptic scenario is to provide a quickstart guide, adapted to cataclysmic circumstances. The Knowledge describes many of the modern technologies we employ, but first it explains the fundamentals upon which they are built. Every piece of technology rests on an enormous support network of other technologies, all interlinked and mutually dependent. You can’t hope to build a radio, for example, without understanding how to acquire the raw materials it requires, as well as generate the electricity needed to run it. But Dartnell doesn’t just provide specific information for starting over; he also reveals the greatest invention of them all—the phenomenal knowledge-generating machine that is the scientific method itself. The Knowledge is a brilliantly original guide to the fundamentals of science and how it built our modern world.

How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm

世界重启：大灾变后，如何快速再造人类文明

cum a modelat Pământul istoria omenirii

Origini

"Una mirada fascinante a los principios básicos de las principales tecnologías que sostienen la sociedad contemporánea" Wall Street Jounal Una pandemia incontrolable, el impacto de un meteorito, o quizá una guerra nuclear; por el motivo que sea, el mundo que conocemos ha desaparecido y los escasos supervivientes deben comenzar de cero. ¿Cuáles son los conocimientos fundamentales necesarios para reconstruir nuestra civilización? Tras recoger lo poco lo poco que queda, ¿cómo se puede empezar a producir lo esencial? ¿Cómo cultivar alimentos, generar electricidad, preparar medicinas o extraer metal de las rocas? ¿Se puede evitar una nueva edad oscura y aprovechar los atajos para conseguir de nuevo el desarrollo? La vida en las sociedades contemporáneas nos han desconectado de los procesos básicos que nos sostienen, así como de las elegantes premisas científicas que permiten aprender las cosas por uno mismo. "Abrir en caso de apocalipsis" es un viaje de exploración, un libro que explica todo lo que hay que saber acerca de todo lo que nos rodea. Una guía rápida para reiniciar la civilización que transformará nuestra comprensión del mundo, y nos ayudará cuando este ya no exista.

Abrir En Caso De Apocalipsis

Yeryüzünün Tarihi Insanlik Tarihini Nasil Sekillendirdi?

Kökenler

Vreau să explorez modul în care am fost creați de Pământ. Fiecare dintre noi este făcut la propriu din Pământ, ca toate formele de viață de pe planetă. Apa din corpul tău s-a revărsat odinioară în Nil, s-a transformat în ploaie musonică și a căzut asupra Indiei, apoi a făcut vârtejuri în Pacific. Carbonul din moleculele celulelor tale a fost extras din atmosferă de plantele pe care le consumi. Sarea din lacrimile și transpirația ta, calciul din oasele tale, fierul din sângele tău, toate au fost produse din rocile din scoarța Pământului, iar sulful din moleculele proteice ale părului și mușchilor tăi s-a revărsat din vulcani. Pământul ne-a dăruit și materia primă pe care am extras-o, am prelucrat-o și am transformat-o în uneltele și în tehnologiile noastre, de la topoarele de mână din Epoca Pietrei la computerele de azi. Lewis Dartnel

Discusses the possibility of life on other planets, examines the history and properties of Earth that allowed life, and explores the most likely abodes life may be found.

Exploring Life in the Universe

Astrobiology

Everything you need to know for an out-of-this-world travel experience. My Tourist Guide to the Solar System brings you amazing digital artwork with fun facts to present space as you've never seen it before. Take a day trip to the planets and hike along the Mariner Valley on Mars and grab yourself a souvenir icy pebble from a flight through Saturn's rings. Amazing illustrations and digital artworks will take you on a spellbinding tour of the planets, moons, and asteroids. This goes beyond the realm of regular space books - it's out of this world.

My Tourist Guide to the Solar System and Beyond

What actually is "life"? Could it emerge on other planets or moons? Couldlien cells be based on silicon rather than carbon, or need ammonia insteadf water? The study of life and its existence in the universe, known asstrobiology, is now one of the hottest areas of scientific research. In thisasterful introduction, Lewis Dartnell tours its latest findings, andxplores some of the most fascinating questions in science today. Startingith some of the most extreme lifeforms on Earth - those thriving in boilingcid or huddled around deep-sea volcanoes - Dartnell takes us on a tour ofhe cosmos and helps to answer one of our most pressing questions: "Is therenything out there?".

A Beginner's Guide

Life in the Universe

Astrobiology, the study of life and its existence in the universe, is one of the hottest areas of scientific research. Lewis Dartnell considers some of the fascinating questions facing researchers today. Could life exist anywhere else in the universe? What might aliens really look like? Dartnell explains why Earth is uniquely suited for life and reveals our profound connection to the cosmos.

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