Incident on Simpac III
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-93159-3 (ISBN)
Yet, in the newly settled Simpac system, some unexpected and worrying anomalies begin cropping up, making an urgent expedition to the system necessary: is it the underlying data, the computations, or is some unknown entity tampering with the space colonization program? A race against time ensues as the lives of four strangers begin to converge.
While grounded in the social systems aspect, the author posits that the future is likely to be characterized by more biology-based tools than most contemporary science fiction - which most often relies entirely on non-biological hardware in terms of advanced technologies - predicts. The result is an entertaining and skillful blend of thriller and SF, complemented by a nontechnical appendix describing the underlying science.
Doug Brugge holds a PhD in Biology from Harvard University and an MS in Industrial Hygiene from the Harvard School of Public Health. He is currently a Professor at the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He has secondary appointments in Civil and Environmental Engineering and at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Active Citizenship and Public Service. Most of his work employs a community-based participatory research approach with a deep commitment to translating research into concrete policies and practices. He is the author of Particles in the Air: The Deadliest Pollutant is One You Breathe Every Day (Springer 2018).
Part I (Novel): Incident on Simpac III.- Part II: Scientific Appendix.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.02.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Science and Fiction |
| Zusatzinfo | IX, 234 p. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 375 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Schlagworte | Asimov's Foundation trilogy • Asimov’s Foundation trilogy • Behavioral Economics • biological computers • Colonial society in space • Computational Social Sciences • Data-driven psychohistory • data-driven social science in science fiction • Planetary colonies • Social computational systems • Societal Evolution • space colonization • Space politics and policies |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-93159-8 / 3319931598 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-93159-3 / 9783319931593 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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