The world without us
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780312347291, 0312347294, 9781905264032, 1905264038, 9780753512395, 0753512394
Physical Desc
viii, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Millhopper Branch - Adult Non-Fiction | 304.2 WEI 2007 | Out | October 17, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.
Language
English
ISBN
9780312347291, 0312347294, 9781905264032, 1905264038, 9780753512395, 0753512394
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-311) and index.
Description
Journalist Weisman offers an original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet. Drawing on the expertise of engineers, atmospheric scientists, art conservators, zoologists, oil refiners, marine biologists, astrophysicists, religious leaders, and paleontologists, he illustrates what the planet might be like today if humans disappeared. He explains how our massive infrastructure would collapse and finally vanish without human presence; which everyday items may become immortalized as fossils; how copper pipes and wiring would be crushed into mere seams of reddish rock; why some of our earliest buildings might be the last architecture left; and how plastic, bronze sculpture, radio waves, and some man-made molecules may be our most lasting gifts to the universe. As he shows which human devastations are indelible, and which examples of our highest art and culture would endure longest, Weisman's narrative ultimately drives toward a radical but persuasive solution that needn't depend on our demise.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weisman, A. (2007). The world without us . Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weisman, Alan. 2007. The World Without Us. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weisman, Alan. The World Without Us Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weisman, Alan. The World Without Us Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.
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