Megacatastophes! Nine Strange Ways the World Could End

Which will get us first? The super-volcano in Yellowstone National Park? The asteroid hurtling towards us from outer space? Black holes from CERN gobbling up the solar system? An army of deranged nanobots? Or - who knows - alien invasion?

Armed with lavish illustrations and their one-of-a-kind "Catastrophometer", Dr David Darling and Dr Dirk Schulze-Makuch introduce all those disasters you never saw coming, unpicking the hardcore science that makes them all genuine possibilities, and providing everything from survival tips to danger ratings. So sit back, face the inevitable, and discover the awesome science behind the nine oddest ways the world could end.

"A surprisingly cheerful look at the science of how humanity might meet a messy end, from incurable diseases to exploding star. Who says reading about the end of the world needs to be grim?" - Chad Orzel, author of How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog

"Fascinating, if somewhat macabre... A fabulous book that got better with every page - I couldn't put it down!" - Debra Fischer, Professor of Astronomy at Yale University

Format: Paperback, 200 pages
ISBN: 9781851689057
Publisher: Oneworld Publishing
Published: 1 April, 2012
Weight: 245 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm

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