The instant New York Times bestseller!
A Wall Street Journal Best Science Book of the Year!
A Popular Science Best Science Book of the Year!
From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated
investigation into future technologies -- from how to fling a ship into
deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing
What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And
why do we not have a lunar colony already? What is the hold-up?
In this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith and
noted researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what's
coming next -- from robot swarms to nuclear fusion powered-toasters. By
weaving their own research, interviews with the scientists who are
making these advances happen, and Zach's trademark comics, the
Weinersmiths investigate why these technologies are needed, how they
would work, and what is standing in their way.
New technologies are almost never the work of isolated geniuses with a
neat idea. A given future technology may need any number of intermediate
technologies to develop first, and many of these critical advances may
appear to be irrelevant when they are first discovered. The journey to
progress is full of strange detours and blind alleys that tell us so
much about the human mind and the march of civilization.
To this end, Soonish investigates ten different emerging fields, from
programmable matter to augmented reality, from space elevators to
robotic construction, to show us the amazing world we will have, you
know, soonish.
Soonish is the perfect gift for science lovers for the holidays!
