Roll over image to zoom in Click on image to zoom

The Next Big Thing

Name: The Next Big Thing
Brand: National Geographic
SKU: DTRPRUS-9781426223297
Price: 192.0 HKD
Availability: OutOfStock

Innovations for a Better, Smarter, Stronger Tomorrow

Rob Marciano (Author) • James Trefil (Author) ... more

... more

Edition: US - Hardback

Variant

Price:

HK$192.00 HK$300.00

Stock:

Out of stock

Quantity:

Product Info

English

304 pages • 15.24 x 22.86 cm

Approx. weight: 0.57 kg

Publication date: 14 Apr,2026

Barcode/ ISBN: 9781426223297 • National Geographic

More books in English for Age -

Technology/ Engineering/ Industrial processes

Share this product

By: Rob Marciano, James Trefil

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.

Complementing Marciano's reporting, physicist James Trefil unpacks the science behind each innovation and highlights other promising developments: solid-state batteries, quantum computers, 3-D printed homes, and robots.

By the end of this book, you won't just hope for a better future. You'll believe in it—by understanding the bold science and technology making it happen.