Starbound: Interstellar Travel and the Limits of the Possible by Regis, Ed

Starbound: Interstellar Travel and the Limits of the Possible

This book is for anyone enthralled by the romantic dream of a voyage 'to the stars.' From...
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Author: Ed Regis
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Language: English
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Starbound: Interstellar Travel and the Limits of the Possible by Regis, Ed

Starbound: Interstellar Travel and the Limits of the Possible

$46.09

Starbound: Interstellar Travel and the Limits of the Possible

$46.09
Author: Ed Regis
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
This book is for anyone enthralled by the romantic dream of a voyage 'to the stars.' From our current viewpoint in the twenty-first century, crewed interstellar travel will be an exceptionally difficult undertaking. It will require building a spacecraft on a scale never before attempted, at vast cost, relying on unproven technologies. Yet somehow, through works of science fiction, TV and movies, the idea of human interstellar travel being easy or even inevitable has entered our popular consciousness. In this book, Ed Regis critically examines whether humankind is bound for distant stars, or if instead we are bound to our own star, for the indefinite future. How do we overcome the main challenge that even the nearest stars are unimaginably far away? He explores the proposed technologies and the many practical aspects of undertaking an interstellar journey, finishing with his reflections on whether such a journey should be planned for.

Author: Ed Regis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/30/2025
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781009457590


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/07/2025 pg. 1

About the Author
Regis, Ed: - Ed Regis holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from New York University and is the author of ten previous books about science and technology. He has also written for Scientific American, Wired, Nature, Harper's, Omni, Discover, and Air & Space Smithsonian. He lives with his wife, Pam, in the Maryland mountains.

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