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The Wizard and the Prophet

- Two Groundbreaking Scientists and Their Conflicting Visions of the Future of Our Planet
Af: Charles C. Mann Engelsk Paperback

The Wizard and the Prophet

- Two Groundbreaking Scientists and Their Conflicting Visions of the Future of Our Planet
Af: Charles C. Mann Engelsk Paperback
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<p>In forty years, the population of the Earth will reach ten billion. Can our world support so many people? What kind of world will it be? In this unique, original and important book, Charles C. Mann illuminates the four great challenges we face – food, water, energy, climate change – through an exploration of the crucial work and wide-ranging influence of two little-known twentieth-century scientists, Norman Borlaug and William Vogt.<br><br>Vogt (the Prophet) was the intellectual forefather of the environmental movement, and believed that in our using more than the planet has to give, our prosperity will bring us to ruin. Borlaug’s research in the 1950s led to the development of modern high-yield crops that have saved millions from starvation. The Wizard of Mann’s title, he believed that science will continue to rise to the challenges we face.<br><br>Mann tells the stories of these scientists and their crucial influence on today’s debates as his story ranges from Mexico to India, across continents and oceans and from the past and the present to the future. Brilliantly original in concept, wryly observant and deeply researched, <i>The Wizard and the Prophe</i>t is essential reading for readers of Yuval Noah Harari’s <i>Sapiens</i> or Jared Diamond’s <i>Guns, Germs and Steel</i>, for anyone interested in how we got here and in the future of our species.</p>
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<p>In forty years, the population of the Earth will reach ten billion. Can our world support so many people? What kind of world will it be? In this unique, original and important book, Charles C. Mann illuminates the four great challenges we face – food, water, energy, climate change – through an exploration of the crucial work and wide-ranging influence of two little-known twentieth-century scientists, Norman Borlaug and William Vogt.<br><br>Vogt (the Prophet) was the intellectual forefather of the environmental movement, and believed that in our using more than the planet has to give, our prosperity will bring us to ruin. Borlaug’s research in the 1950s led to the development of modern high-yield crops that have saved millions from starvation. The Wizard of Mann’s title, he believed that science will continue to rise to the challenges we face.<br><br>Mann tells the stories of these scientists and their crucial influence on today’s debates as his story ranges from Mexico to India, across continents and oceans and from the past and the present to the future. Brilliantly original in concept, wryly observant and deeply researched, <i>The Wizard and the Prophe</i>t is essential reading for readers of Yuval Noah Harari’s <i>Sapiens</i> or Jared Diamond’s <i>Guns, Germs and Steel</i>, for anyone interested in how we got here and in the future of our species.</p>
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ISBN-13: 9781509884179
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1509884173
Kategori: Befolkning og demografi
Udg. Dato: 25 jan 2018
Længde: 38mm
Bredde: 165mm
Højde: 234mm
Forlag: Pan Macmillan
Oplagsdato: 25 jan 2018
Forfatter(e): Charles C. Mann
Forfatter(e) Charles C. Mann

Kategori Befolkning og demografi

ISBN-13 9781509884179

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 0

Udgave

Længde 38mm

Bredde 165mm

Højde 234mm

Udg. Dato 25 jan 2018

Oplagsdato 25 jan 2018

Forlag Pan Macmillan

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