| Description |
340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Title in Cataloging in Publication (CIP): The knowledge: how to rebuild our world from scratch. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical reference (pages 311-324) and index. |
| Contents |
The end of the world as we know it -- The grace period -- Agriculture -- Food and clothing -- Substances -- Materials -- Medicine -- Power to the people -- Transport -- Communication -- Advanced chemistry -- Time and place -- The greatest invention. |
| Summary |
If life as we know it ended tomorrow, would you know how to survive? In The Knowledge, a New York Times science bestseller, acclaimed scientist Lewis Dartnell synthesizes a staggering amount of information into a step-by-step guide for jump-starting modern technological civilization. Along the way, he reawakens our sense of wonder at the marvelous things we use every day without a moment's thought, explaining the fundamentals on which they are built and giving us the knowledge to re-create them from scratch. A cleverly entertaining and original guide to human ingenuity, The Knowledge shows us that humanity's most powerful invention is indeed science itself. From back cover. |
| Subject |
Technology -- Popular works.
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Discoveries in science -- Popular works.
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Survival -- Popular works.
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Knowledge, Theory of -- Popular works.
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Discoveries in science (OCoLC)fst00894959
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Knowledge, Theory of (OCoLC)fst00988194
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Survival (OCoLC)fst01761768
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Technology (OCoLC)fst01145078
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works (OCoLC)fst01423846
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Popular works.
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| Added Title |
Knowledge: how to rebuild our world from scratch |
| ISBN |
0143127047 (pbk.) |
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9780143127048 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
99973464910 |
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