Книга: David Grinspoon «Earth in Human Hands: Shaping Our Planet`s Future»
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Производитель: "Неизвестный" For the first time in Earth`s history, our planet is experiencing a confluence of rapidly accelerating changes prompted by one species: humans. Climate change is only the most visible of the modifications we`ve made--up until this point, inadvertently--to the planet. And our current behavior threatens not only our own future but that of countless other creatures. By comparing Earth`s story to those of other planets, astrobiologist David Grinspoon shows what a strange and novel development it is for a species to evolve to build machines, and ultimately, global societies with world-shaping influence. Without minimizing the challenges of the next century, Grinspoon suggests that our present moment is not only one of peril, but also great potential, especially when viewed from a 10, 000-year perspective. Our species has surmounted the threat of extinction before, thanks to our innate ingenuity and ability to adapt, and there`s every reason to believe we can do so again. Our challenge now... ISBN:9781455589128 Издательство: "Неизвестный" (2016)
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David Grinspoon
David H. Grinspoon is an American astrobiologist.[1] He is the current curator of Astrobiology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.[2] He has published numerous works, such as Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life, which won the 2004 PEN literary award for nonfiction.[3]
Currently, he is Interdisciplinary Scientist on the European Space Agency's Venus Express spacecraft mission to Venus.
In 2006, he was awarded the Carl Sagan Medal by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.
He is the son of Harvard psychiatrist and author Lester Grinspoon.
Works
- Venus Revealed: A New Look Below the Clouds of Our Mysterious Twin Planet (1998)
- Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life (2004)
References
- ^ "David Grinspoon's World" (Personal website). David Grinspoon. http://www.funkyscience.net/.
- ^ "David Grinspoon, PHD" (Biography). Denver Museum of Nature and Science. http://www.dmns.org/main/en/General/Science/ScientificExperts/Biographies/grinspoonDavid.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "About David Grinspoon" (Biography). CafeSci. http://cafescicolorado.org/Grinspoon.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
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- American astronomer stubs
Источник: David Grinspoon
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