Hunter

A Scientific Novel

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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The scientific and technical aspects underlying the plot - in particular space travel, robotics and self-replicating spacecraft - are introduced and discussed by the author in an extensive non-technical appendix.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-10-10
Mått155 x 235 x 10 mm
Vikt232 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieScience and Fiction
Antal sidor130
Upplaga2014
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319020594

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Tillämpad fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Flyg- och rymdteknik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Rymdforskning inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Artificiell intelligens inom Data och it

Professor Giancarlo GENTA, an expert in space flight technology, holds degrees in Aeronautic Engineering and Space Engineering (his thesis was on electric propulsion orbital transfers). Until 1996 he was head of the Mechanics Department of the Politecnico (Technical University) of Turin, in Italy. He is Director of the Italian SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) study center and is a full member of the International Academy of Astronautics. He has written more than 300 scientific papers and 11 scientific books, some used as textbooks in Italian and American Universities and translated into Russian. Among his popular science book are Space: The Final Frontier?, published by Cambridge University Press in 2002, and Lonely Minds in the Universe - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, published by Springer-Copernicus in June 2007.