The Doomsday Handbook: 50 Ways to the End of the World

The Doomsday Handbook: 50 Ways to the End of the World

by Alok Jha (Author)

Synopsis

Death by Euphoria. Dysgenics. Population Death Spiral. Genetic Superhumans. Geomagnetic Reversal. Galactic Collision. Strangelets. Whether we like it or not, everything's going to come to a pretty unpleasant halt on our planet at some point in the future. What we don't know is what form our extinction is likely to take. In this accessible and entertaining book, acclaimed writer Alok Jha explains the head-spinning apocalyptic science behind 50 horrifying doomsday scenarios.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Published: 27 Oct 2011

ISBN 10: 0857386123
ISBN 13: 9780857386120

Media Reviews
'Well-researched and intelligently argued, this book leaves no stone unturned' Good Book Guide. * Good Book Guide *
Author Bio
Alok Jha is a science and environment correspondent at the Guardian newspaper, specialising in green technologies. In addition to writing news and comment, he presents the Science Weekly podcast and looks after the Guardian's science website. He graduated with a physics degree from Imperial College London and is also the author of How to Live Forever. He lives in London.