Ira Flatow

Present at the Future (eBook, ePUB)

From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Veteran NPR^® science correspondent and award-winning radio and TV journalist Ira Flatow's enthusiasm for all things science has made him a beloved on-air journalist. For more than thirty-five years, Flatow has interviewed the top scientists and researchers on many NPR and PBS programs, including his popular Science Friday^® spot on Talk of the Nation. In Present at the Future, he shares the groundbreaking revelations from those conversations, including the latest on nanotechnology, space travel, global warming, alternative energies, stem cell research, and using the universe as a supersuper computer. Flatow also further explores his favorite topic of the science of everyday life with explanations on why the shower curtain sticks to you, the real story of why airplanes fly, and much more.

From dark matter and the human consciousness to the surprising number of scientists who believe in a Creator, Present at the Future reveals the mysteries of science, nature, and technology that shape our lives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780061750137
• Artikelnr.: 37989426

Autorenporträt

Ira Flatow is the host and executive producer of Talk of the Nation: Science Friday^®. He is the author of Rainbows, Curve Balls, and They All Laughed. He lives in Connecticut.