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What wonders of science will the 21st century bring? John Maddox takes up this challenge by describing precisely what remains to be discovered. Building on twenty-three years' experience at the helm of the world's preeminent science magazine, Nature, Maddox identifies new areas of discovery in physics, biology, health, intelligence, and global catastrophe. As Maddox shows, the rate of scientific discovery will continue to accelerate, hurtling us toward ever more exciting discoveries in the next century.

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Sir John Maddon, Editor Emeritus of Nature, was knighted for services to science in 1994 and made Fellow of the American Academy of Sciences in 1996. He was editor of Nature for twenty-three years, 1966-1973 and 1980-1995. He lives in London and Wales.

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The FUTURE Is HERE

What wonders of science will the 21st century bring? John Maddox takes up this challenge by describing precisely what remains to be discovered. Building on twenty-three years' experience at the helm of the world's preeminent science magazine, Nature, Maddox identifies new areas of discovery in physics, biology, health, intelligence, and global catastrophe. As Maddox shows, the rate of scientific discovery will continue to accelerate, hurtling us toward ever more exciting discoveries in the next century.

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  • Publication date1999
  • ISBN 10 0684863006
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