- Miscellanea, Science, Engineering, Forecasting
A collection of humorous scientific articles discussing the creation of artificial life forms, time machines, and faxing human minds.
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About the book
- Author
- Ed Regis
- First published
- 1990
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Basic Books, Addison-Wesley, Zhongguo dui wai fan yi chu ban gong si
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- Chinese, English
- ISBN
- 9780201092585
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First sentence
“And it's another fine day in the annals of manned rocketry.”
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