Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 4861 g
Reihe: Science and Fiction
A Scientific Novel
Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 4861 g
Reihe: Science and Fiction
ISBN: 978-3-319-21114-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
While this policy is intended to only bring in peaceful new members, matters change entirely when the confederation is threatened by some unknown entity - is the menace real or imagined? The confederation decides to break with the rules and sends a delegate to Earth to hire one of the supposedly belligerent Earthlings to investigate and to revive the confederation’s long-unused starfleet. The Earthman agrees, but demands a high price: should he succeed, the confederation will have to accept Earth as a new member. As the threat becomes ever more acute, the question soon becomes which mission will prove harder - saving the confederation or convincing it to accept the deal!
The extensive appendix, written in non-technical language, reviews the scientific and technological topics underlying the plot - ranging from the Fermi paradox, space travel and artificial/collective intelligence to theories on possible universal convergences in technological and biological development.
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Popular/general
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Weitere Infos & Material
Preface.- part i: novel.- part ii: scientific.- Appendix.