Lewis Dartnell Libros

La astrobiología o estudio de la vida en el universo es uno de los campos de conocimiento científico que en los últimos tiempos suscitan más interés. En este libro Lewis Dartnell ofrece al aficionado y también al público no especialista un completo y sintético panorama del estado actual y de los principales retos de esta apasionante área del saber. Partiendo de algunos fundamentos de la biología moderna, examina luego la vida en ambientes extremos, considera los requisitos cósmicos para la vida, traza la historia de la Tierra, profundiza en Marte como mundo habitable, discute las posibilidades de vida en otros mundos del Sistema Solar y acaba exponiendo el tema de los planetas extrasolares. La obra se complementa con un útil y exhaustivo índice de materias.

"Una mirada fascinante a los principios básicos de las principales tecnologías que sostienen la sociedad contemporánea" Wall Street Jounal Una pandemia incontrolable, el impacto de un meteorito, o quizá una guerra nuclear; por el motivo que sea, el mundo que conocemos ha desaparecido y los escasos supervivientes deben comenzar de cero. ¿Cuáles son los conocimientos fundamentales necesarios para reconstruir nuestra civilización? Tras recoger lo poco lo poco que queda, ¿cómo se puede empezar a producir lo esencial? ¿Cómo cultivar alimentos, generar electricidad, preparar medicinas o extraer metal de las rocas? ¿Se puede evitar una nueva edad oscura y aprovechar los atajos para conseguir de nuevo el desarrollo? La vida en las sociedades contemporáneas nos han desconectado de los procesos básicos que nos sostienen, así como de las elegantes premisas científicas que permiten aprender las cosas por uno mismo. "Abrir en caso de apocalipsis" es un viaje de exploración, un libro que explica todo lo que hay que saber acerca de todo lo que nos rodea. Una guía rápida para reiniciar la civilización que transformará nuestra comprensión del mundo, y nos ayudará cuando este ya no exista.

Read the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations. 'Stands comparison with Sapiens... Thrilling' Sunday Times Human evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces. Ancient Greece developed democracy because of its mountainous terrain. Voting behaviour in the United States today follows the bed of an ancient sea. Professor Lewis Dartnell takes us on an astonishing journey into our planet's past to tell the ultimate origin story. Blending science and history, Origins reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations - and helps us to see the challenges and opportunities of the future. 'A sweeping, brilliant overview of the history not only of our species but of the world' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads 'Absorbing... A first-class read - and an important one' Observer

Why is the world the way it is? Lying imperceptibly beneath everything we encounter in the modern world is an architecture of causal links, chains of consequences that explain why things are the way they are. Origins is the story of this connectivity; it's not about what we've done to our environment, but about what our environment has done to us

'Illuminating' TIM MARSHALL 'Refreshing' THOMAS HALLIDAY A mind-expanding, revolutionary journey across time that shows how our biology has determined human history for the first time. This book will change how you see the world. We're a wonder of evolution, capable of incredible feats. But we're also deeply flawed. Our bodies and minds often break, fail, and hinder us. To be human is to live with this extraordinary contradiction. So, to understand the course humanity has taken - from prehistoric times through the age of empire and into the modern era - we must understand who, and what, we are. Being Human is history made flesh. From the epidemic that brought Europe's peasants freedom, to the health deficiency which gave rise to the world's largest criminal organisation, to the cognitive biases that led to military catastrophes in Crimea and Iraq, we see how our unique nature shaped our relationships, economies and societies - and, importantly, how it continues to impact human progress today. 'This book is quite literally wonderful' ED CONWAY 'A wild ride' TIM HARFORD 'A gripping, red-blooded narrative from a master storyteller' JO MARCHANT

"The Knowledge" describes many of the modern technologies we employ, but first it explains the fundamentals upon which they are built. Every piece of technology rests on an enormous support network of other technologies, all interlinked and mutually dependent. You can t hope to build a radio, for example, without understanding how to acquire the raw materials it requires, as well as generate the electricity needed to run it. But Dartnell doesn t just provide specific information for starting over; he also reveals the greatest invention of them all the phenomenal knowledge-generating machine that is the scientific method itself. This would allow survivors to learn technological advances not explicitly explored in "The Knowledge" as well as things we have yet to discover."The Knowledge"is a brilliantly original guide to the fundamentals of science and how it built our modern world as well as a thought experiment about the very idea of scientific knowledge itself."

The Knowledge is a brilliantly original guide to the fundamentals of science and how it built our modern world. It is also a thought experiment about the very idea of scientific knowledge itself.

Maybe it was a viral pandemic, or an asteroid strike, or perhaps nuclear war. Whatever the cause, the world as we know it has ended and you and the other survivors must start again. What key knowledge would you need to start rebuilding civilisation from scratch? Once youâe(tm)ve scavenged what you can, how do you begin producing the essentials? How do you grow food, generate power, prepare medicines, or get metal out of rocks? Could you avert another Dark Ages or take shortcuts to accelerate redevelopment? Living in the modern world, we have become disconnected from the basic processes that support our lives, as well as the beautiful fundamentals of science that enable you to relearn things for yourself. The Knowledge is a journey of discovery, a book which explains everything you need to know about everything. This is a quickstart guide for rebooting civilisation which will transform your understanding of the world âe" and help you prepare for when itâe(tm)s no longer here... http://the-knowledge.org/

By presenting outer space as a vacation destination, a guidebook shows armchair astronauts some of the best sights--from the Mariner Valley on Mars to the gravity-light moon, Enceladus--and provides facts about places from the sun to a black hole.

The book presents a pioneering multidisciplinary study on the potential for microbial life in Mars' subsurface, focusing on the effects of ionizing radiation from solar and cosmic sources. It details the development of an advanced computer model to analyze the subsurface radiation environment, considering factors like atmospheric density and surface composition. Additionally, it includes microbiological research on cold-tolerant bacteria from Antarctica, examining their diversity and survival under extreme conditions akin to those found in Martian permafrost.