02539nam 2200589Ia 450 991045476770332120200520144314.0981-279-021-7(CKB)1000000000767355(EBL)1193714(SSID)ssj0000519446(PQKBManifestationID)12230851(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000519446(PQKBWorkID)10508605(PQKB)10412360(MiAaPQ)EBC1193714(WSP)00002139 (Au-PeEL)EBL1193714(CaPaEBR)ebr10688050(CaONFJC)MIL498423(OCoLC)665046285(EXLCZ)99100000000076735520080905d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPlaying with planets[electronic resource] /Gerard 't HooftEnglish ed.Hackensack, NJ World Scientificc20081 online resource (152 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-279-020-9 981-279-307-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-142).Preface; Contents; 1 Countdown; 2 Take Off; 3 Inside; 4 Computers; 5 Paper; 6 Robots; 7 Victoriamaris; 8 A Malleable Earth; 9 Flying Kites; 10 The Stars; 11 The Colonists; 12 The Cambots; 13 The Neumannbots; 14 The Genes; 15 Pulling Hard; 16 Aliens; 17 Playing with Planets; 18 Idiocracy; Websites; IllustrationsIf you think the future is a mystery, think again. With a solid foothold in realism, an extraordinary insight into scientific and technological developments, and a dry sense of humor, Nobel laureate Professor Gerard 't Hooft confidently dissects fact from fiction and shows us what our future might really hold. Professor 't Hooft takes the reader firmly by the hand and, within the boundaries of solid physics and proven laws of nature, takes us on a ride into the world of the future, which holds remarkable surprises for us all. "Do you dream of intergalaxy space travel, time warps, and mini-mes?AstrophysicsMiscellaneaPhysicsMiscellaneaElectronic books.AstrophysicsPhysics530Hooft G. 't294464MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454767703321Planetenbiljart37131UNINA