Playing with planets / Gerard 't Hooft.

Author/creator Hooft, G. 't.
Format Book
EditionEnglish ed.
Publication InfoHackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2008?]
Descriptionvii, 143 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Uniform titlePlanetenbiljart. English
Contents Countdown -- Take off -- Inside -- Computers -- Paper -- Robots -- Victoriamaris -- A malleable Earth -- Flying kites -- The stars -- The colonists -- The Cambots -- The Neumannbots -- The genes -- Pulling hard -- Aliens -- Playing with planets -- Idiocracy.
Abstract If you think the future is a mystery, think again. With a solid foothold in realism, an extraordinary insight into scientific and technological developments, and a dry sense of humour, Nobel laureate Professor Gerard 't Hooft confidently dissects fact from fiction and shows us what our future might really hold.
Local noteLittle-359500--305131065181Y
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 141-142).
Genre/formMiscellanea.
LCCN 2008038545
ISBN9789812793072 (alk. paper)
ISBN9812793070 (alk. paper)
ISBN9789812790200 (alk. paper)
ISBN9812790209 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QC 75 .H66 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold