Reviews

The Wall Street Journal The Knowledge is a fascinating look at the basic principles of the most important technologies undergirding modern society a fun read full of optimism about human ingenuity. And if I ever see mushroom clouds on the far horizon, this might be a good book to reach for. Boston Globe [Dartnell s] plans may anticipate the destruction of our world, but embedded in them is the hope that there might be a better way to live in the pre-apocalyptic world we inhabit right now. New York Post A stimulating read, a grand thought experiment on re-engineering the food, housing, clothing, heat, clean water and every other building block of civilization. "