{"product_id":"the-knowledge-how-to-rebuild-civilization-in-the-aftermath-of-a-cataclysm-paperback","title":"The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLewis Dartnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow would you go about rebuilding a technological society from scratch?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If our technological society collapsed tomorrow what would be the one book you would want to press into the hands of the postapocalyptic survivors? What crucial knowledge would they need to survive in the immediate aftermath and to rebuild civilization as quickly as possible? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman knowledge is collective, distributed across the population. It has built on itself for centuries, becoming vast and increasingly specialized. Most of us are ignorant about the fundamental principles of the civilization that supports us, happily utilizing the latest--or even the most basic--technology without having the slightest idea of why it works or how it came to be. If you had to go back to absolute basics, like some sort of postcataclysmic Robinson Crusoe, would you know how to re-create an internal combustion engine, put together a microscope, get metals out of rock, or even how to produce food for yourself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLewis Dartnell proposes that the key to preserving civilization in an apocalyptic scenario is to provide a quickstart guide, adapted to cataclysmic circumstances. \u003ci\u003eThe Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e describes many of the modern technologies we employ, but first it explains the fundamentals upon which they are built. Every piece of technology rests on an enormous support network of other technologies, all interlinked and mutually dependent. You can't hope to build a radio, for example, without understanding how to acquire the raw materials it requires, as well as generate the electricity needed to run it. But Dartnell doesn't just provide specific information for starting over; he also reveals the greatest invention of them all--the phenomenal knowledge-generating machine that is the scientific method itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly original guide to the fundamentals of science and how it built our modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Lewis Dartnell \u003c\/b\u003eis a UK Space Agency research fellow at the University of Leicester and writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC Focus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC Sky at Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as newspapers including \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won several awards, including the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e Young Science Writer Award. He also makes regular TV appearances and has been featured on \u003ci\u003eBBC Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStargazing Live\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSky at Night\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous times on Discovery and the Science channel. His scientific research is in the field of astrobiology he works on how microorganisms might survive on the surface of Mars and the best ways to detect signs of ancient Martian life. He is thirty-two years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48161486340348,"sku":"9780143127048","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/1648\/7234\/files\/bUpPWUdMVC9Sa3Qrak5GVHM5ZlFTZz09.webp?v=1759215011","url":"https:\/\/proudlibertarian.com\/en-de\/products\/the-knowledge-how-to-rebuild-civilization-in-the-aftermath-of-a-cataclysm-paperback","provider":"Proud Libertarian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}