xvi, 183 pages :illustrations ;23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Presents a radical vision of humanity's future as the thinking brain of our Earth-system. This book presents the author's reflections on how scientific advances are made, and on his own remarkable life as a lone scientist.
1.Biosphere.2.Earth sciences.3.Evolution--Philosophy.4.Gaia hypothesis.5.Geobiology--Philosophy.6.Nature--Effect of human beings on.7.Technological innovations.Dynamic Details