The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm
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The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm

How would you go about rebuilding a technological society from scratch?
If our technological society collapsed tomorrow what would be the one book you would want to press into the hands of the postapocalyptic survivors? What crucial knowledge would they need to survive in the immediate aftermath and to rebuild civilization as quickly as possible?
Human knowledge is collective, distributed across the population. It has built on itself for centuries, becoming vast and increasingly specialized. Most of us are ignorant about the fundamental principles of the civilization that supports us, happily utilizing the latest--or even the most basic--technology without having the slightest idea of why it works or how it came to be. If you had to go back to absolute basics, like some sort of postcataclysmic Robinson Crusoe, would you know how to re-create an internal combustion engine, put together a microscope, get metals out of rock, or even how to produce food for yourself?
Product details
Publisher : Penguin Books; Reprint edition (10 March 2015)
Language : English
Paperback : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 0143127047
ISBN-13 : 978-0143127048
Reading age : 18 years and up
Dimensions : 2.03 x 13.72 x 21.34 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 55,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
16 in Renewable Energy
32 in Disaster Relief Studies (Books)
58 in Survival & Emergency Preparedness
Customer Reviews: 4.4
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