{"product_id":"9783319020594","title":"Science and Fiction: A Scientific Novel","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScience and Fiction: A Scientific Novel\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGenta, Giancarlo\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 24th century: humankind has become a spacefaring civilization, colonizing the solar system and beyond. While no alien forms of life have yet been encountered in this expansion into space, colonists suddenly encounter machines of alien origin - huge robots able to reproduce themselves. Called replicators by the colonists, they seem to have but a single goal: to destroy all organic life they come in contact with.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the colonial governments have no means to fight this menace directly, they instead promise huge rewards to whoever destroys a replicator. As a result, the frontier attracts a new kind of adventurers, the Hunters, who work to find and destroy the replicators. Mike Edwards, a skilled young maintenance technician and robotics expert at a faraway outpost, will not only become one of them - but be the very first one to unlock the secret behind the replicators’ origin and mission. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe scientific and technical aspects underlying the plot - in particular space travel, robotics and self-replicating spacecraft - are introduced and discussed by the author in an extensive non-technical appendix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-10-10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319020594\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-02060-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 130\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383294648460,"sku":"9783319020594","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319020594.jpg?v=1777379554","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319020594","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}