Asteroids
How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space
by Martin Elvis
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Pub Date 8 Jun 2021 | Archive Date 13 Jul 2021
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Description
Human travel into space is an enormously expensive and unforgiving endeavor. So why go? In this accessible and authoritative book, astrophysicist Martin Elvis argues that the answer is asteroid exploration, for the strong motives of love, fear, and greed.
Elvis’s personal motivation is one of scientific love—asteroid investigations may teach us about the composition of the solar system and the origins of life. A more compelling reason may be fear—of a dinosaur killer–sized asteroid hitting our planet.
Finally, Elvis maintains, we should consider greed: asteroids likely hold vast riches, such as large platinum deposits, and mining them could provide both a new industry and a funding source for bolder space exploration. Elvis explains how each motive can be satisfied, and how they help one another. From the origins of life to “space billiards” and space sports, Elvis looks at how asteroids may be used in the not-so-distant future.
Advance Praise
"Martin Elvis gives a fascinating survey of all the reasons why asteroids are interesting. He's not only an expert, but a fluent and entertaining writer."—Martin Rees, author of On the Future and Just Six Numbers
“A lively and engaging writer, Martin Elvis shows us why it will take much more than drilling equipment and spaceships to mine asteroids—and to do it the right way.”—Frank White, author of The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution
“A delightful trip around the solar system’s most dangerous and useful objects, leftovers from the beginning, causes of mass extinctions, and a chance for space trillionaires. Well done!”— John Mather, author of The Very First Light; Nobel Prize (Physics), 2006
“A lively, comprehensive vision of future knowledge, technologies and wealth creation in our solar system. A great read for lovers of astronomy and astronautics, long-term investors, and venture capitalists with nerves of steel.”—Sir Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Springer Nature
“Asteroids is a unique and compelling read, exploring the science of asteroids, space travel, and astronomy, and providing a fascinating study of the practical and financial benefits of asteroid research.”—Gregory J. Gbur, author of Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780300231922 |
| PRICE | US$30.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 312 |
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