Desafíos del futuro

Ciencia basica, ciencia aplicada y tecnica; La investigacion cientifica; El caracter sistemico del desarrollo cientifico.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has had a leading responsibility in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and misuse of materials intended for nuclear energy across the world. Originally published in 1987, in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 which proved the utmost importance of the agency, Scheinman explores the function of the IAEA and the challenges it faced. This report also lists ways that the agency could be strengthened touching on topics such as leadership roles, support for safeguarding functions and prevention from the agency being overwhelmed by international...

Based on scientific speculation and advanced findings from studies on the existence of life on other planets, this fascinating account answers questions such as Can creatures live in conditions of extreme pressure and temperature? Are aliens interested in abducting us? and Would aliens want to have sex with us? Perfect for anyone interested in extraterrestrial life, this exciting examination provides surprising and authoritative information on the phenomenon of aliens from their physical features and emotions to the ways in which they communicate and travel. Basado en la especulación...

Following the overthrow of the classical world picture by the findings of quantum mechanics, physicists have proposed a broad gamut of alternative worldviews. The Quantum Enigma begins with the major recognition that each of these suffers from a certain residual Cartesianism that has been smuggled in unconsciously. It turns out that the moment this hidden and problematic premise is discarded, quantum theory begins to make sense in a way that it never has before. As the author shows, it is now possible, for the first time, to integrate the findings of quantum physics into a worldview that...