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isolation systems.

References

* Roland Posner (Hg.): ''Warnungen an die ferne Zukunft – Atommüll als Kommunikationsproblem''. Raben-Verlag, München, * J. Kreusch und H. Hirsch: ''Sicherheitsprobleme der Endlagerung radioaktiver Abfälle in Salz''. Gruppe Ökologie, Hannover 1984 * Umberto Eco: ''The search for the perfect language'', Wiley-Blackwell, 1995, pages 176–177.
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* Vincent Ialenti
Deep Time Reckoning
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Deep Time Reckoning: How Future Thinking Can Help Earth Now
* Thomas A. Sebeok; ''Communication Measures to Bridge Ten Millennia'' (Columbus, Ohio: Battelle Memorial Institute, Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, 1984) * Sebastian Musch: "The Atomic Priesthood and Nuclear Waste Management - Religion, Sci-fi Literature and the End of our Civilization". Zygon. Journal of Religion and Science, Volume 51, Issue 3, p. 626–639. {{refend * Sebastian Musch: "Hans Jonas, Günther Anders, and the Atomic Priesthood: An Exploration into Ethics, Religion and Technology in the Nuclear Age". ''Religions'' 2021, Volume 12, Issue 9
Hans Jonas, Günther Anders, and the Atomic Priesthood: An Exploration into Ethics, Religion and Technology in the Nuclear Age

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* ttp://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/4X/04714157/047141574X.pdf The Trouble with Pictures first chapter from John Mans "Alpha Beta" (pdf, 105 kB)
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