The Future of Humanity : : Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and our Destiny Beyond Earth

Locations
Call Number: 629.45 Ka, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Physics / Kaku, Michio
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	629.45 Ka	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	629.45 Ka	4-week checkout	Due 05-11-2024
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Physics / Kaku, Michio	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Physics / Kaku, Michio	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Physics / Kaku, Michio	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Introduction: Toward a multiplanet species -- Part I: Leaving the Earth -- Preparing for liftoff -- New golden age of space travel -- Mining the heavens -- Mars or bust -- Mars: The garden planet -- Gas giants, comets, and beyond -- Part II: Voyage to the stars -- Robots in space -- Building a starship -- Kepler and a universe of planets -- Part III: Life in the universe -- Immortality -- Transhumanism and technology -- Search for extraterrestrial life -- Advanced civilizations -- Leaving the universe.
"Formerly the domain of fiction, moving human civilization to the stars is increasingly becoming a scientific possibility--and a necessity. Whether in the near future due to climate change and the depletion of finite resources, or in the distant future due to catastrophic cosmological events, we must face the reality that humans will one day need to leave planet Earth to survive as a species. World-renowned physicist and futurist Michio Kaku explores in rich, intimate detail the process by which humanity may gradually move away from the planet and develop a sustainable civilization in outer space. He reveals how cutting-edge developments in robotics, nanotechnology, and biotechnology may allow us to terraform and build habitable cities on Mars. He then takes us beyond the solar system to nearby stars, which may soon be reached by nanoships traveling on laser beams at near the speed of light. Finally, he brings us beyond our galaxy, and even beyond our universe, to the possibility of immortality, showing us how humans may someday be able to leave our bodies entirely and laser port to new havens in space. With irrepressible enthusiasm and wonder, Dr. Kaku takes readers on a fascinating journey to a future in which humanity may finally fulfill its long-awaited destiny among the stars"-- Provided by publisher.

REVIEWS & SUMMARIES

Library Journal Review
Booklist Review
Publishers Weekly Review
Summary / Annotation
Table of Contents
Fiction Profile
Excerpt
Author Notes

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Into the Future submitted by Meginator on July 3, 2018, 7:43pm This is a fairly straightforward investigation of the plausible technological developments that may one day allow humanity to move beyond Earth and into the Solar System and, eventually, the wider universe. Kaku is certainly enthusiastic, if perhaps a bit optimistic, and ably explains the basics of a variety of scientific disciplines that may enable these developments. The quantum stuff gets predictably weird, but even the most lucid explanations of the quantum realm are probably inadequate for a general audience (of which I am squarely a part; it’s all bizarre to me). Overall, the book offers a lot of interesting food for thought, told in a reasonably accessible manner given the advanced- and often downright weird- concepts being explored.