The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch

Dartnell, Lewis

ISBN 10: 1847922287 / ISBN 13: 9781847922281

Published by The Bodley Head, 2014

About this Item

Paperback. NOT Ex-library. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona. Cover has somw scrapes on it.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch
• Publisher: The Bodley Head
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847922287
• ISBN 13: 9781847922281
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.01 pounds

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Synopsis

Maybe it was a viral pandemic, or an asteroid strike, or perhaps nuclear war. Whatever the cause, the world as we know it has ended and you and the other survivors must start again. What key knowledge would you need to start rebuilding civilisation from scratch? once you've scavenged what you can, how do you begin producing the essentials? how do you grow food, generate power, prepare medicines, or get metal out of rocks? could you avert another dark ages or take shortcuts to accelerate redevelopment? living in the modern world, we have become disconnected from the basic processes that support our lives, as well as the beautiful fundamentals of science that enable you to relearn things for yourself. The knowledge is a journey of discovery, a book which explains everything you need to know about everything. This is a quickstart guide for rebooting civilisation which will transform your understanding of the world - and help you prepare for when it's no longer here.

About the Author

Lewis Dartnell is a UK Space Agency research fellow at the University of Leicester, working in the field of astrobiology and the search for microbial life on Mars. The author of Life in the Universe and My Tourist Guide to the Solar System, he has won several awards for his science writing and outreach work.