Armageddon science
Subtitle: the science of mass destruction
By: Brian Clegg
Edition: 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781250016492
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Nature; Social aspects; Science; Research; Armageddon; Effect of human beings on; Technology
Description: From global warming to the threat of nuclear weapons comes a terrifying exploration of everything readers want (or don't want) to know about potential man-made disasters.
Notes: Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: Mad scientists; title: Big bangs and black holes; title: Atomic devastation; title: Climate catastrophe; title: Extreme biohazard; title: Gray goo; title: Information meltdown; title: No longer human; title: Future fears and natural pitfalls; title: Cautious optimism.