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The beginning and the end

by Isaac Asimov

This collection of essays explores scientific, historical, and technological themes, ranging from fossil fuels and astronomy to computer development and space colonisation. The text examines human progress and environmental challenges across the past, present, and future.

Accession 14702 ISBN 0671476440 Publisher Pocket Books
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