| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 241 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-230) and index. |
| Contents |
Is anybody out there? -- Life : freak side-show or cosmic imperative? -- A shadow biosphere -- How much intelligence is out there? -- New SETI : widening the search -- Evidence for a galactic diaspora -- Alien magic -- Post-biological intelligence -- First contact -- Who speaks for Earth? -- Appendix. A brief history of SETI. |
| Summary |
In this mind-expanding book, Paul Davies, astrobiologist and chairman of the SETI Post-Detection Taskgroup and, refocuses the search, challenging existing ideas of what form an alien intelligence might take, how it might try to communicate with us, and how we should respond if it does. |
| Subject |
Life on other planets.
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Extraterrestrial beings.
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Unidentified flying objects.
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| ISBN |
9780547133249: $27.00 |
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0547133243 |
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