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The 24th century: humankind has become a spacefaring civilization, colonizing the solar system and beyond. While no alien forms of life have yet been encountered in this expansion into space, colonists suddenly encounter machines of alien origin - huge robots able to reproduce themselves. Called replicators by the colonists, they seem to have but a single goal: to destroy all organic life they come in contact with. Since the colonial governments have no means to fight this menace directly, they instead promise huge rewards to whoever destroys a replicator. As a result, the frontier attracts a new kind of adventurers, the Hunters, who work to find and destroy the replicators. Mike Edwards, a skilled young maintenance technician and robotics expert at a faraway outpost, will not only become one of them - but be the very first one to unlock the secret behind the replicators¿ origin and mission. The scientific and technical aspects underlying the plot - in particular space travel, robotics and self-replicating spacecraft - are introduced and discussed by the author in an extensive non-technical appendix.
| Autorius: | Giancarlo Genta |
| Serija: | Science and Fiction |
| Leidėjas: | Springer International Publishing |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2013 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 140 |
| ISBN-10: | 3319020595 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783319020594 |
| Formatas: | 235 x 155 x 8 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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