by Isaac Asimov · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401459153
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«Las amenazas de nuestro mundo» is Isaac Asimov's popular science essay, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (431 pages, in Spanish).
In this essay, Asimov examines five categories of catastrophes that could end life on Earth: cosmic phenomena, changes in the Sun, internal transformations of the planet, and risks caused by human beings. With a clear style, he explains the scientific principles of each threat and the possible paths to survival.
The subtitle of the edition is A Choice of Catastrophes; the Spanish edition was published in 1980.
Recommended for readers interested in science and the risks threatening humanity's future.
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. His work spans nine out of the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system.
