9780879753931

Past, Present and Future

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780879753931

Hardcover|9780879753931


Overview

In Past, Present, and Future, Asimov has culled the best of his essays (some of which appear here for the first time) to form a fascinating journey through the world of astronomy, nuclear power, medicine, physics, history, music, film, politics, and other popular subjects. Our preeminent popularizer of science, Asimov takes on many of today's most discussed issues here - Star Wars, the Chernobyl disaster, genetic engineering, the creationism/evolution debate - with a flair, verve, and mastery that have won him innumerable readers. But he also includes many essays written in a personal vein, giving us disarmingly humorous accounts of his triple-bypass surgery and his "Hollywood Non-Career." An entertaining look at Asimov's committment to living in New York City (which he calls "Paradise") is afforded in "I Love New York." On a grand tour of the years ahead, in chapters like "Living on the Moon," "2084," "Should We Fear the Computer?" and "The New Learning," we are shown a future that is thrilling, fearsome, and, as the author insists, our present responsibility.

Destined to take its place on the shelves of every Asimov fan, Past, Present, and Future is at once rational, argumentative, informal, and charming.

ISBN-13

9780879753931

ISBN-10

0879753935

Weight

1.55 Pounds

Dimensions

6.33 x 1.32 x 9.28 In

List Price

$36.99

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

374 pages

Publisher

Prometheus Books

Published On

1987-03-01



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