Michael Bienenstock

Broschiertes Buch

So Long Earth

Beschreibung

2017. Dr. Thomas Burns, an environmental engineer, is listening to the President, talk about global warming. He and his colleagues quickly realize that Earth will no longer be able to sustain life in a few years. Environmental disasters all over the world are occurring at a quicker rate, and each one seems to be stronger than the previous one. As a result, Tom begins to develop and carry out his plans to build 4 spaceships for 1,000 people each to leave Earth and travel to a new galaxy to find a place to live. The Russians, Germans, and Australians all agree to build spaceships and join Tom in search of a new home somewhere in the Alpha Centauri Galaxy. Over the next 20 years of planning Tom along with his wife, Sarah, determined but naïve son, Sam, his loyal second-in-command, Bob Jackson, and an amazing medical doctor, Dr. Sato, Tom must wrestle with inevitable questions. How are they going to sustain life for such a long journey? How can they travel fast enough? Will the Russians fully cooperate? How will they be able to successfully launch four huge spaceships at the same time? Most of all, will they be able to save humanity? You will be amazed at some of the factual information in this book. It is not just a science fiction book, but a fiction book with a lot of science.

Autor

' Michael Bienensdock's science fiction debut gazes at pioneering efforts to save the future and potential of humanity, contemplating the promise and the blunders of an ambitious quest to colonize beyond out own galaxy, where we face existential dangers. Tbis is his debut novel and not written by his clone who will be on the spaceship in the future. He is a retired teacher with over 35 years experience. He has an earned BS degree in Chemistry from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), an MA in Deaf Education from Gallaudet University and a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Maryland at College Park. He lives with his family in Winter Park, Florida. [e-mail] mbienenstock.com for more info

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Independently Published
• Seitenzahl: 418
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9798622506338
• Artikelnr.: 72668639