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Terra
A acção desenrola-se num cenário que poderá ocorrer daqui a cinquenta anos. Um buraco negro microscópico infiltra-se no centro do nosso planeta e este corre perigo de ser destruído no espaço de dois anos. Desesperada, uma equipa de cientistas procura arranjar maneira de impedir o desastre. Mas, enquanto tentam encontrar resposta para o problema, há quem argumente que a única maneira de salvar o planeta é deixar morrer os seres humanos, pois só assim o relógio milenar que regula a evolução se poderá reparar e começar tudo de novo.
Trata-se da história de uma Terra devastada pela poluição e pelo aquecimento global, escrita em 1990 e recheada de boas hipóteses científicas. Por exemplo, David Brin antecipa a “World Wide Web”, embora use códigos intragáveis em lugar de URLs, e sugere que as lixeiras serão as minas do futuro...
Trata-se da história de uma Terra devastada pela poluição e pelo aquecimento global, escrita em 1990 e recheada de boas hipóteses científicas. Por exemplo, David Brin antecipa a “World Wide Web”, embora use códigos intragáveis em lugar de URLs, e sugere que as lixeiras serão as minas do futuro...
364 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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About the author
David Brin
329 books3,309 followersDavid Brin is a scientist, speaker, and world-known author. His novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. At least a dozen have been translated into more than twenty languages.
Existence, his latest novel, offers an unusual scenario for first contact. His ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. A movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on his post-apocalyptic novel, The Postman. Startide Rising won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel. The Uplift War also won the Hugo Award.
His non-fiction book -- The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? -- deals with secrecy in the modern world. It won the Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association.
Brin serves on advisory committees dealing with subjects as diverse as national defense and homeland security, astronomy and space exploration, SETI, nanotechnology, and philanthropy.
David appears frequently on TV, including "The Universe" and on the History Channel's "Life After People."
Full and updated at:
http://www.davidbrin.com/biography.htm
Existence, his latest novel, offers an unusual scenario for first contact. His ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. A movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on his post-apocalyptic novel, The Postman. Startide Rising won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel. The Uplift War also won the Hugo Award.
His non-fiction book -- The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? -- deals with secrecy in the modern world. It won the Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association.
Brin serves on advisory committees dealing with subjects as diverse as national defense and homeland security, astronomy and space exploration, SETI, nanotechnology, and philanthropy.
David appears frequently on TV, including "The Universe" and on the History Channel's "Life After People."
Full and updated at:
http://www.davidbrin.com/biography.htm
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November 24, 2017
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April 22, 2022
Vide, mais étiré à l'extrême pour occuper le plus de pages possible (et ce n'est que la première partie de rien). Comme tous les Brin, ça sent son conservatisme nauséabond. C'est daté et écrit systématiquement et répétitivement. A fuir !
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