{"id":241,"date":"2017-06-14T14:30:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T14:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrew-may.com\/blog\/?p=241"},"modified":"2017-06-14T14:30:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T14:30:19","slug":"hot-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrew-may.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/hot-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIcon Books\u2019 Autumn catalogue<\/a> includes the first two titles in a new series called Hot Science. I\u2019m very pleased (and honoured) that one of these is by me \u2013 Destination Mars<\/em>, pictured above. The other title is Big Data<\/em>, pictured below, by Brian Clegg.<\/p>\n

As the catalogue says, \u201cHot Science is a new series exploring the cutting-edge of science and technology … for popular science fans who like to go that little bit deeper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is the back-cover blurb from Destination Mars<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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When the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon in 1969, many people imagined Mars would be next. Half a century later, only robots have been to the Red Planet and our astronauts rarely venture beyond Earth orbit.<\/p>\n

Now, Mars is back. With everyone from Elon Musk to Ridley Scott and Donald Trump talking about it, interplanetary exploration is back on the agenda and Mars is once again the prime destination for future human expansion and colonisation.<\/p>\n

In Destination Mars, astrophysicist and science writer Andrew May traces the history of our fascination with the Red Planet and explores the science upon which a crewed Mars mission would be based, from assembling a spacecraft in Earth orbit to surviving solar storms. With expert insight he analyses the new space race and assesses what the future holds for human life on Mars.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Destination Mars<\/em> is published on 6 July 2017, followed by Big Data<\/em> on 3 August 2017.<\/p>\n

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Icon Books\u2019 Autumn catalogue includes the first two titles in a new series called Hot Science. I\u2019m very pleased (and honoured) that one of these is by me \u2013 Destination Mars, pictured above. The other title is Big Data, pictured below, by Brian Clegg. As the catalogue says, \u201cHot Science is a new series exploring … <\/p>\n

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