Skip to content

Opening book details…

Can I read A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars on EtoBox?

A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars by Paolo Mauro is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars about?

**A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travel** With known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, the age-old dream of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing distant worlds may one day become a reality. __A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars__ reveals how. Les Johnson takes you on a thrilling tour of the physics and technologies that may enable us to reach the stars. He discusses the latest exoplanet discoveries, promising interstellar missions on the not-so-distant horizon, and exciting new developments in space propulsion, power, robotics, communications, and more. But interstellar travel will not be easy, and it is not for the faint of heart. Johnson describes the harsh and forbidding expanse of space that awaits us, and addresses the daunting challenges—both human and technological—that we will need to overcome in order to realize tomorrow’s possibilities. __A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars__ is your passport to the next great frontier of human discovery, providing a rare inside look at the remarkable breakthroughs in science and technology

Who reads A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Paolo Mauro
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published
2022
Language
EN
ISBN
9780691240077
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Travel, Fiction

Other editions & translations

More by Paolo Mauro

Browse all works by Paolo Mauro

Similar books