Books by George H Rothacker

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.