{"product_id":"9783319211145","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\u003eSometime in the not-too-distant future ... unbeknownst to Earth, the Galaxy is home to a number of spacefaring societies. This confederation enforces a strict protocol forbidding any contact with civilizations that have not yet achieved both a substantial spacefaring capability and sufficient maturity to control the technology explosion before triggering their own extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile this policy is intended to only bring in peaceful new members, matters change entirely when the confederation is threatened by some unknown entity - is the menace real or imagined? The confederation decides to break with the rules and sends a delegate to Earth to hire one of the supposedly belligerent Earthlings to investigate and to revive the confederation’s long-unused starfleet. The Earthman agrees, but demands a high price: should he succeed, the confederation will have to accept Earth as a new member. As the threat becomes ever more acute, the question soon becomes which mission will prove harder - saving the confederation or convincing it to accept the deal!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe extensive appendix, written in non-technical language, reviews the scientific and technological topics underlying the plot - ranging from the Fermi paradox, space travel and artificial\/collective intelligence to theories on possible universal convergences in technological and biological development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-09-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319211145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-21115-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 308\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383294681228,"sku":"9783319211145","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319211145.jpg?v=1777379558","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319211145","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}