Book
How we'll live on Mars / Stephen L. Petranek.
Record details
- ISBN: 1476784760
- ISBN: 9781476784762
- Physical Description: 77 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
- Edition: First TED Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : TED Books, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A TED original"--Cover. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Space colonies. Planets > Environmental engineering. Mars (Planet) |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 629.442099923 Pet | 31681002854040 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Predicting that within decades humans will live on Mars out of necessity, a former Discover editor-in-chief explains in engaging detail how it will happen, profiling the contributions of leading entrepreneurs and the plans surrounding large-scale Mars habitations. - Baker & Taylor
Looks at the race to send the first humans to Mars, arguing that colonizing the planet is imperative as a backup plan for humanity, and examining how it can happen, the risks involved, and the benefits it will have. - Simon and Schuster
Award-winning journalist Stephen Petranek says humans will live on Mars by 2027. Now he makes the case that living on Mars is not just plausible, but inevitable.
It sounds like science fiction, but Stephen Petranek considers it fact: Within twenty years, humans will live on Mars. Weâll need to. In this sweeping, provocative book that mixes business, science, and human reporting, Petranek makes the case that living on Mars is an essential back-up plan for humanity and explains in fascinating detail just how it will happen.
The race is on. Private companies, driven by iconoclastic entrepreneurs, such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen, and Sir Richard Branson; Dutch reality show and space mission Mars One; NASA; and the Chinese government are among the many groups competing to plant the first stake on Mars and open the door for human habitation. Why go to Mars? Life on Mars has potential life-saving possibilities for everyone on earth. Depleting water supplies, overwhelming climate change, and a host of other disastersâfrom terrorist attacks to meteor strikesâall loom large. We must become a space-faring species to survive. We have the technology not only to get humans to Mars, but to convert Mars into another habitable planet. It will likely take 300 years to âterraformâ Mars, as the jargon goes, but we can turn it into a veritable second Garden of Eden. And we can live there, in specially designed habitations, within the next twenty years.
In this exciting chronicle, Petranek introduces the circus of lively characters all engaged in a dramatic effort to be the first to settle the Red Planet. How Weâll Live on Mars brings firsthand reporting, interviews with key participants, and extensive research to bear on the question of how we can expect to see life on Mars within the next twenty years.
