Minutes to midnight : history and the Anthropocene era from 1763 /

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In 1947, the Doomsday Clock was created by a group of atomic scientists to symbolise the perils facing humanity from nuclear weapons. In 2007, it was set five minutes before the final bell, including for the first time the threat of climate change as well as new developments in the life sciences and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dukes, Paul, 1934- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Anthem Press, [2020]
Edición:Second edition.
Temas:
Doomsday Clock.
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes > History.
Climate Change
Climat > Changements.
Climat > Changements > Histoire.
climate change.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • <P>Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. Introduction: Times and Approaches; 2. Enlightenment and Revolutions, 1763-815; 3. Nations and Isms, 1815-71; 4. Natural Selection, 1871-1921; 5. From Relativity to Totalitarianism, 1921-45; 6. Superpower, 1945-68; 7. Planet Earth, 1968-91; 8. The Anthropocene: Worlds Real and Virtual, 1991-2015; 9. Times and Departures: Conclusion; Notes; Index.</p>

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