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A popular science work in which Asimov, combining scientific rigor with a lucid style, explores possible threats to the survival of humanity, systematizing disasters according to their nature and probability.
Sometimes, however, even scientists grope in the dark because the Earth does not easily reveal all its remaining secrets. Reality, as it often happens, is more exciting than any novel.
The book describes man's discoveries of parts of planet Earth that were accidental or planned. The period from 50,000 years ago to today's efforts in space exploration is described.
Michael A. Cook, Princeton professor of Islamic history, provides an overview of human history from the Neolithic to the fall of the Twin Towers in 2001 in this witty and intelligent synthesis, asking the key question: why did everything happen exactly th