Description |
323 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
The Future. Our future in education ; Filling the brain gap ; The global computerized library ; What computers won't do ; The future of handicraft ; The future of chemical engineering ; Men and marriage -- Space. The lure of exploration -- Our second world ; All aboard for Phobos ; What do we do next in space? ; Adventure in space ; The distant flights ; The telephone in space ; The average person as astronaut ; Other intelligent life? -- Science. Giant Jupiter ; Pluto, the constant surprise ; A hole in the sky ; Our changing perception of the universe ; What is the universe? ; The one-man revolution ; The fifth force ; Two at a time ; Ozone ; The ravages of nature ; The double discovery of evolution ; Master lizard, the king ; The hot-blooded giants -- Sciquest. The absent-minded professor ; Playing it safe ; The first scientist ; Tough luck ; To see is not enough ; The race for honor ; Thoughts in prison ; Getting started ; The moon hoax ; Scientific heretics ; Gold from the sun ; The joys of the unexpected ; Facing the giant ; Scientists are human ; Sometimes it takes time ; Learning science ; Self-correcting ; The knowledge of good and evil ; Science and technology ; Missed opportunities -- "Foreword by Isaac Asimov". Shuttle ; The good deed of Voyager 2 ; The longest voyage ; Spreading through space ; First contact ; Welcome, stranger! ; The lost city ; The bitter end ; The tail wags the dog ; The ifs of history ; The sorry record ; Cleverness ; In days of old ; Nonviolence ; Empires ; The last man on earth ; Image of one's self ; Psychology ; Show business ; Super ; Larger than life ; Science fiction mysteries ; The science writer ; The scribbling scientists ; Neanderthal man ; The nonhuman brains ; Computer envy ; Dogs ; Dragons! ; The new beginning ; Valentine's Day ; Hobgoblin ; All the ways things can't happen ; Is fantasy forever? ; Wishing will make it so ; Wizards ; Witches ; Curses! ; The forces of evil ; Monsters ; The power of evil ; The Devil -- Science fiction. Science fiction finds its voice ; The five greats of science fiction ; The success of science fiction ; Science fiction today ; The feminization of science fiction ; Back through time -- Personal. Our Shangri-La / with Janet Asimov ; The Tyrannosaurus prescription / with Janet Asimov ; Ellis Island and I ; Seven steps to grand master. |
Summary |
Includes essays on the future, space, science, science fiction, and himself, plus articles written for Sciquest and book introductions. |
Subject |
Science -- Popular works.
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Science. (OCoLC)fst01108176
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Futurologie.
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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Naturwissenschaften.
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Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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ISBN |
0879755407 |
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9780879755409 |
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