From the bestselling authors of Soonish,a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlementEarth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far,far away - no climate change,no war,no Twitter - beckons,and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it Bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements,but after years of original research,and interviews with leading space scientists,engineers and legal experts,they aren't so sure it's a good idea. Space tech and space business are progressing fast,but we lack the deep knowledge needed to have space-kids,build space-farms and create space nations in a way that doesn't spark conflict back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space,A City on Mars investigates whether the dream of new worlds won't create a nightmare,both for settlers and the people they leave behind.With deep expertise,a winning sense of humour and art from the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal,the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself - whether and how to become multiplanetary.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241454930Number of pages: 448Weight: 820 gDimensions: 236 x 160 x 42 mm
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Scientific,educational,and fun as hellCan a book be hilarious,deeply-researched,utterly original and wise all at the same time If it's by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith,of course it can. This is a sensational book; whether you read it in your snuggle tunnel or your pregnodrome,read itA refreshing,clear-headed breath of life-support oxygen amidst all the tech-bro naivety and hype on space colonisation. Impeccably researched and argued,yet witty and very easy to read. Superb!Listen up,humans. How to poop in space will be the least of our concerns. Herein are challenges most space-heads,including me,never even considered: not just technological,but legal,ethical,geopolitical. Despite the breadth and depth of research,this is a clear,lively,and hilarious read. Slam dunk,Weinersmiths!There's a tendency to have a rather ethereal and even utopian view of space settlement. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith bring us a highly entertaining and down to Earth (or should one say down to Mars) view of our future in space,filled with humour and cogent insightsThis might be the best book ever written about humans in space,or at least the funniest. I don't know of anything else quite like it: an extended,comical confrontation between the dreams of space colonies and the gross,dangerous,tedious realities. Read it before you goOf the many books and extensive literature on Space mission architectures,technical and otherwise,this is the only one that is a must-readAn excellent new book,Kelly and Zach Weinersmith's A City on Mars,sets out persuasively and amusingly why you would have to be wildly optimistic or crushingly stupid to want to set up a space settlement any time soon.
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