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Spacefarers : how humans will settle the moon, mars, and beyond

Christopher Wanjek, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2022

A wry and compelling take on the who, how, and why of near-future colonies in space. From bone-whittling microgravity to eye-popping profits, the risks and rewards of space settlement have never been so close at hand. More than fifty years after[...]

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Life in the Cosmos : from biosignatures to technosignatures

Avi Loeb, Author ; Manasvi Lingam, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2021

"Are we alone in the universe?" This tantalizing question has captivated humanity over millennia, but seldom has it been approached rigorously. Today the search for signatures of extraterrestrial life and intelligence has become a rapidly advanc[...]

Capital and ideology

Thomas Piketty, Author ; Arthur Goldhammer | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2020

"Thomas Piketty's bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. He exposes the i[...]

Neutron stars : the quest to understand the zombies of the cosmos

Katia Moskvitch, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2020

"Neutron stars, the ultra-dense remnants of exploded stellar giants, are among the most fascinating objects in the cosmos. Katia Moskvitch introduces readers to their astonishing qualities and follows the scientists who are discovering what neut[...]

Exoplanets : hidden worlds and the quest for extraterrestrial life

Donald Goldsmith, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2018

Using a variety of innovative techniques, astronomers have recently discovered thousands of planets that orbit stars throughout our Milky Way galaxy. Donald Goldsmith presents the science of exoplanets and the search for extraterrestrial life in[...]

Apollo in the Age of Aquarius

Neil M. Maher, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2017

This title shows how the celestial aspirations of NASA's Apollo space program were tethered to terrestrial concerns, from the civil rights struggle and the antiwar movement to environmentalism, feminism, and the counterculture. With its lavishly[...]

Am I making myself clear? : a scientist's guide to talking to the public

Cornelia Dean | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2009

Life in space : astrobiology for everyone

Lucas John Mix | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2009

Author Mix explores how the presence of planets around other stars affects our knowledge of our own; how water, carbon, and electrons interact to form life as we know it; and how the processes of evolution and entropy act upon every living thing[...]

Life in space : astrobiology for everyone

Lucas John Mix, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2009

Author Mix explores how the presence of planets around other stars affects our knowledge of our own; how water, carbon, and electrons interact to form life as we know it; and how the processes of evolution and entropy act upon every living thing[...]

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The discovery of global warming

Spencer R. Weart | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | New historis of science, technology, and medicine | 2003

Nearest star : the surprising science of our sun

Leon Golub ; Jay M. Pasachoff | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2001

Revealing the universe : the making of the Chandra X-ray Observatory

Wallace Tuckler ; Karen Tucker | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2001

From the first proposal for a large X-ray telescope in 1970 to the deployment of Chandra by the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1999, this book chronicles the technical feats, political struggles, and personal dramas that transformed an inspired visio[...]

A thin cosmic rain : particles from outer space

Michael Friedlander | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2000

Writing for the amateur scientist and the educated general reader, Michael W. Friedlander, a cosmic ray researcher, relates the history of cosmic ray science from its inception to its present status. He explains how cosmic rays are identified an[...]

The Hubble wars : astrophysics meets astropolitics in the two-billion-dollar struggle over the Hubble Space Telescope

Eric J. Chaisson | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 1998

Imagined worlds

Freeman J. Dyson, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | Jerusalem-Harvard lectures | 1997

How might we mitigate the evil consequences of technology and enhance the good? Using hypothetical and genuine examples of the advancement of science and technology (past, present and future), the author attempts to answer this question and exam[...]

International cooperation in space : the example of the European Space Agency

Roger M. Bonnet | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 1994

From stone to star : a view of modern geology

Claude Allegre | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 1992

Space commerce

John L. McLucas | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | Frontiers of space | 1991

Rockets into space

Frank H. Winter | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | Frontiers of space | 1990

Thunderstones and shooting stars

Robert T. Dodd | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 1986

The sun, our star

Robert W. Noyes | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 1982