Farrier, David

Footprints

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ISBN 13:
9780008286347
author:
Farrier, David
format:
Hardback
publisher:
Fourth Estate Ltd
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
22.2 x 14.1 x 3.1 centimetres (0
Genre:
Science, Earth Sciences, Geology,
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£10.32

Description

David Farrier explores what traces we will leave for the very deep future in Footprints. From long-lived materials like plastic and nuclear waste to the 50 million kilometres of roads spanning the planet, modern times have created numerous objects and landscapes with the potential to endure through deep time.

The remains of our cities could still exist millions of years from now as a layer in the rock, telling remarkable stories about how we lived in the twenty-first century. Through literature, art, and science, Footprints invites us to think about how we will be remembered in the myths, stories, and languages of our distant descendants.

Travelling from the Baltic Sea to the Great Barrier Reef, and from an ice core laboratory in Tasmania to Shanghai, one of the world's biggest cities, David Farrier tells a story of a world that is changing rapidly, with long-term consequences. This book will alter how you think about the future and change how you see the world today.

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