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In 1937, H. G. Wells proposed a predigital, freely available World Encyclopedia to represent a civilization-saving World Brain. In a series of talks and essays in 1937, H. G. Wells proselytized for what he called a "World Brain," as manifested in a World Encyclopedia--a repository of scientifically established knowledge--that would spread enlightenment around the world and lead to world peace. Wells, known to readers today as the author of The War of the Worlds and other science fiction classics, was imagining something like a predigital Wikipedia. The World Encyclopedia would provide a summary of verified reality (in about forty volumes); it would be widely available, free of copyright, and utilize the latest technology. Of course, as Bruce Sterling points out in the foreword to this edition of Wells's work, the World Brain didn't happen; the internet did. And yet, Wells anticipated aspects of the internet, envisioning the World Brain as a technical system of networked knowledge (in Sterling's words, a "h
THE SECOND BOOK OF THE GALATIC EMPIRE SERIESA nova-bright adventure and the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series by a founding father of science fiction.The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance.High above the planet Florina, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and co
An investigation into the relationship between science and music - from Pythagoras to the Moog synthesizer. In this new title in Icon's Hot Science series, Andrew May traces how important science is in all aspects of music. After the basics of acoustic science and the history of sound waves, he expl
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Sudoku puzzles are also very popular with children today. This book is a very nice and easy introduction to the world of brain teaser and number games for kids aged 6-8 years. The Beginning Make 4x4 sudokus on the simplest level with the number range 1-4. 6x6 Sudokus with the number range of 1-6 are
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There are more than 100 billion brain cells in our heads, and every single one represents a fragment of thought and feeling. And yet each cell is a mystery of beauty, with branching, intricate patterns like shattered glass. Richard Wingate has been scrutinizing them for decades, yet he is still move
