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Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition - by Edward Regis (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Enter the gray area between overheated imagination and overheated reality, and meet a network of scientists bent on creating artificial life forms, building time machines, hatching plans for dismantling the sun, enclosing the solar system in a cosmic eggshell, and faxing human minds to the far side of the galaxy.
- About the Author: Ed Regis, a frequent contributor to Omni magazine, is College Scholar at Western Maryland College.
- 320 Pages
- Science, General
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Book Synopsis
Enter the gray area between overheated imagination and overheated reality, and meet a network of scientists bent on creating artificial life forms, building time machines, hatching plans for dismantling the sun, enclosing the solar system in a cosmic eggshell, and faxing human minds to the far side of the galaxy. With Ed Regis as your guide, walk the fine line between science fact and fiction on this freewheeling and riotously funny tour through some of the most serious science there is.
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Enter the gray area between overheated imagination and overheated reality, and meet a network of scientists bent on creating artificial life forms, building time machines, hatching plans for dismantling the sun, enclosing the solar system in a cosmic eggshell, and faxing human minds to the far side of the galaxy. With Ed Regis as as your guide, walk the fine line between science fact and fiction this free-wheeling and riotously funny tour through some of the most serious science there is.About the Author
Ed Regis, a frequent contributor to Omni magazine, is College Scholar at Western Maryland College. He is at work on a new book about extremely advanced science and technology.Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: General
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Edward Regis
Language: English
Street Date: September 18, 1991
TCIN: 85133885
UPC: 9780201567519
Item Number (DPCI): 247-55-9788
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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