The Next Big Thing: Innovations for a Better, Smarter, Stronger Tomorrow -- Rob Marciano, Hardcover
Experience the world's most promising technological innovations and the science behind them in this entertaining photo-rich book. For futurists and sci-tech enthusiasts, every page reveals advances powering our future, with on-site interviews, deep explainers, and helpful visuals. What will our future look like? In The Next Big Thing, meteorologist and science reporter Rob Marciano invites readers to take a journey through the innovations that will change our lives for the better in four key realms of science:
- Energy - How will we power the planet? Marciano ventures inside a nuclear fusion reactor to learn about sustainable, near-infinite energy.
- Electricity - Marciano goes airborne in an electric one-person aircraft--could be tomorrow's Uber!
- Infrastructure - Can we build cleaner cities? Marciano visits Ascent, a timber skyscraper in Milwaukee.
- Information - Is AI friend or foe? Marciano meets android SOPHIA and asks her that question.
Author: Rob Marciano
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 4/14/2026
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.9 lbs
Size: 9.1" H x 6.1" L x 1" W
ISBN: 9781426223297
