Unstoppable by Bill Nye
For over twenty years, Bill Nye has inspired legions of fans with an empowering message: the combination of scientific curiosity and human ingenuity can transform obstacles into opportunities and unlock a future of endless possibilities. Now, in Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World, Bill applies his message of technological optimism to the serious challenge facing our species: climate change. With a scientist's rigorous understanding of how things are and an engineer's vision of how things could be, Bill completely re-frames the issue. He sees today's environmental crisis not as the end of progress but as an Opportunity for a tremendous new beginning - a moment for our society rethink the way we live and to create a cleaner, healthier, smarter world. We need not remain shackled to the inefficient technologies of the Industrial Revolution; we need not accept pollution and environmental ruin as the inevitable costs of a vibrant economy; above all, we need not leave our children a planet that is depleted and overheated. The urgent task here is not saving the Earth. lt's saving the Earth for us - for humanity. We can do that, but the moment to begin is now. When you are done reading, you will be enlightened and inspired. You will see a new path forward. You will be ready to join Bill and change the world.Bill Nye is an inventor, scientist, engineer, and comedian. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University, where he studied under Carl Sagan, and worked as an engineer on the Boeing 747 before producing and anchoring his popular PBS/Discovery Channel show Bill Nye the Science Guy. He has Honorary Doctorates from Lehigh University, Willamette University, Quinnipiac University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Goucher College, and Johns Hopkins, and he is a visiting professor at Cornell on a regular basis.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781250109446 |
| ISBN 10 | 1250109442 |
| Title | Unstoppable |
| Author | Bill Nye |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2016-10-18 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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