Green Machines: Life and Liberty in the Era of High Biotechnology - Hardcover
Describes a possible future, narrated from the vantage point of the year 2000, where manipulated biology could create abundant food, energy, and raw materials, eliminate starvation, and change the world for the better
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While it is distracting to read a work of nonfiction written as though the year were already 2000, it is worth the effort. This book contains an excellent popularized account of agricultural biotechnology and a balanced account of the possible consequences. Calder ( Einstein's Universe ) shows us a way out of our modern technological mess, right into a utopia based on "green machines," an ultimate blending of technology that will provide us with all of our necessities. Futuristic communities will be small, self-sufficient, and independent of the tyranny of politics. His ideal society leaves a lot of unanswered questions, but it sparks the imagination. The book closes with a good list of additional readings. Recommended for public and science libraries. Carole Ledford, Georgia Experiment Station Lib., Experiment
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Projecting to the year 2000, Calder looks back on scientific breakthroughsespecially in agricultureof the late 20th century, such as the use of biogenetics to create food and energy, and their potential to alter social structures. The author of The English Channel and Einstein's Universe discusses how the techniques of modern biology can lead to light (food, water and shelter available to all) or darkness (nuclear winter). Examining the nation-states of this planet, he concludes that villages of a few thousand people, based on the Swiss system, would be an ideal unit for satisfactory living. Initially, Calder's vantage point (the future) makes the narrative seem forced; but his message is powerful enough to overcome any awkwardness. He offers exciting possibilities for a brave new world.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherPutnam Adult
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0399131760
- ISBN 13 9780399131769
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages205
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The Green Machines: Life and Liberty in the Era of High Biotechnology--a Not So Impossible Dream as Seen from 2030 A.D.
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