Out of this World and into the Next

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Notes from a Physicist on Space Exploration

By Adriana Marais

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Humanity has always looked up at the night sky and wondered what lies beyond our world. Now, we are on the precipice of stepping out among the stars, not just as lone astronauts or billionaire tech bros, but as a civilisation. Our story is one of... Read More

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Out of this World and into the Next

A theoretical physicist's grand tour of how life emerged on earth and how human civilization will begin expanding beyond our home planet

A theoretical physicist's grand tour of how life emerged on earth and how human civilization will begin expanding beyond our home planet

Description

Our story is one of curiosity and an innate desire to explore and understand not only the world around us, but the world within us, and the worlds above us, from extremophiles to extraterrestrials, technosignatures to terraforming, DNA to Dyson Spheres.

In this sweeping treatise on exploration, innovation, and human ingenuity, theoretical physicist Dr Adriana Marais seeks to answer the questions that stand at the heart of scientific endeavour: What are the building blocks of life and how does life emerge? Are we alone in the universe and if so, why? How did we get here - and where are we going next?

Out of this World and into the Next is a thought-provoking journey that challenges us to think about our place in the cosmos and our future as a civilisation among the stars.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800819818

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Profile Books Ltd

Edition: Export/Airside

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Dr Adriana Marais is an award-winning theoretical physicist and internationally renowned advocate for off-world exploration. Her PhD and postdoctoral work in quantum biology on photosynthesis and the origins of the building blocks of life in space was published in top physics journals including Physical Review Letters, and won awards from L'Oreal-UNESCO and the Royal Society of South Africa among others. She was Head of Innovation at SAP Africa between 2017 and 2019, and is currently a Director at the Foundation for Space Development Africa. In 2020, she was among 5 global finalists for Women in Tech's the Most Disruptive Woman in Tech Award.