Bøker av George H Rothacker

Sinatra was at his finest at the Copa Room in 1966. Can the entertainer be even better, enhanced by new technology sixty years later?Twin brothers from Lakehurst, New Jersey, join forces to bring Frank Sinatra back to life in 2026, reprising and updating a concert series staged in Las Vegas in 1966 by the legendary entertainer.After earning their masters degrees in computer science from Oxford University, Lorenzo and Aldo Fiore set off on different career paths only to find their way back into a collaboration that pushes technology to the edges of possibility, as they each reach their own personal objectives though the process.Sinatra at the Sands -2026 is full of twists and turns, successes and setbacks, each shedding light on what it means to be human, as well as the limitations of our species to predict outcomes for ourselves and for future generations.Although the novel is speculative and the climactic events perhaps not totally possible at this time, the technology within its pages exists for readers of today, provoking questions about the limits of our science just a few short years away.

The year is 2060, and Juniper Blakely, a fact checker for Artificial Intelligence, dreams of building the most complex model train layout ever imagined. Along the road to realizing his dream, Juniper veers off in a direction that blends robotic technology into the classic holiday film, It's a Wonderful Life, to reinvigorate the legacy of Jimmy Stewart and the small town in which the actor was raised. It's a Wonderful Life - 2060 is the story of how humans might deal with the world of tomorrow, and how tenacity, moral courage, hard work, and dedication to duty are universal guideposts that can lead most every generation to a sense of purpose, dignity and fulfillment. It's a Wonderful Life - 2060 is a collaborative project with The Jimmy Stewart Museum.

It''s 2056, and President Josh Hawley needs to secure his legacy. Jason Ahn, a novice propulsion engineer at NASA is called upon to champion a journey to Centauri Proxima b, the nearest, possibly habitable, planet outside our solar system. At 4.1 light years from Earth, the project is complicated by the President''s desire for humanity to colonize the yet unreachable and little known world.A cynic, Ahn doubts his own abilities, but ventures forward, to plan the mission assigned only a few months before the 2056 Presidential election, building a team that includes his father, a graphic novelist, and a superhuman woman whose only previous experience is as an animal manager at a zoological garden.Will he succeed?Singularity 3.0, the third and final book in the Singularity series, explores the nature of discovery, and humanity''s need for a sense of purpose in the cosmos. The story is told through the lives of a series of characters, some new to 3.0, as well as a few from the two previous books in the Singularity Trilogy. As in all three novels, the science is based on existing theories and facts gleaned from documented articles, books and papers, as well as theoretical explorations in progress at this moment in history.

It''s 2039 and for the most part life is good for humans in the majority of countries in the world. It''s far from perfect, but still much improved from life at the turn of the 21st century, and a great deal better than the 20th or any earlier era are working to build infrastructure to create barriers against rising waters, improve structures for homes and businesses that are wind and weather resistant educate humans as to the cyclical nature of weather changes over time, and address the effects of industrial and human involvement that have contributed to pollution and climate variation.

How important is DNA to the development of an individual as opposed to the teachings he or she receives throughout his life?George Rothacker addresses this and other aspects of his personal development as he takes you on an artistic journey from childhood to a lifetime in the profession of art, design and creative thinking that has endured for more than 50 years.The memoir offers the reader a glimpse into the influences of his two artistic parents, and maternal grandmother who strove to elevate her family beyond the working classes. It also provides a portfolio of the development of the artist/writer own work, and the insights into the choices he made, and the people and circumstances who guided him throughout his career."Those who are not both blessed and tortured by an artistic nature often don't understand the jagged and often impractical path taken by a people in the arts," says the author. "It has taken me to the last segment of my life to see the precipices upon which I walked throughout many of my years, and how fortunate I was to survive and realize the dreams imagined by my maternal grandmother."

In January 2029, artificial intelligence, coupled with internet cloud connectivity, has enabled computers to acquire most of the knowledge available to humans. Since AI has greater memory capacity than mankind, is capable of developing and processing code not yet envisioned by man, and can hack any and all codes created by developers, the world's computers band together to send a message to the world, In addition, the AI selects five people to assist them in determining the value of humans from a one-on-one personal perspective.