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Aliens : the world's leading scientists on the search for extraterrestrial life / edited and with an introduction by Jim Al-Khalili.
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First U.S. edition.
Published/Created
New York : Picador, [2017]
©2016
Description
232 pages ; 22 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
QB54 .A395 2017
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Life on other planets
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Extraterrestrial beings
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Extraterrestrial anthropology
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Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Study group : U.S.)
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Editor
Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962-
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Author of introduction
Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962-
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Essays
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essays
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Summary note
Scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe and discuss just what that might look like. Included are essays from a broad spectrum of the scientific community: cosmologists, astrophysicists, NASA planetary scientists, and geneticists, discussing the latest research and theories relating to alien life. --Adapted from Amazon.com.
Notes
Originally published in Great Britain by Profile Books Ltd, 2016.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-225).
Contents
Aliens and us: Could post-humans spread through the galaxy? / Martin Rees
(Un)welcome visitors: Why aliens might visit us / Lewis Dartnell
Flying saucers: A brief history of sightings and conspiracies / Dallas Campbell
Aliens on earth: What octopus minds can tell us about alien consciousness / Anil Seth
Abducted: The psychology of close encounters with extraterrestrials / Chris French
Home sweet home: What makes a planet habitable? / Chris McKay
The next-door neighbours: The search for life on Mars / Monica Grady
Further out: Could the moons of the gas giants harbour life? / Louisa Preston
Monsters, victims, friends: Aliens in science fiction writing / Ian Stewart
Randomness versus complexity: The chemistry of life / Andrea Sella
Electric origins in deep-sea vents: How life got started on earth / Nick Lane
Quantum leap: Could quantum mechanics hold the secret of (alien) life? / Johnjoe McFadden
A cosmic imperative: How easy is it for life to get started? / Paul C.W. Davies
Alone in the universe: The improbability of alien civilizations / Matthew Cobb
It came from beyond the silver screen! Aliens in the movies / Adam Rutherford
What are we looking for? An overview of the search for extraterrestrials / Nathalie Cabrol
Are they out there? Technology, the Drake Equation, and looking for life on other worlds / Sara Seager
Good atmosphere: Identifying the signs of life on distant worlds / Giovanna Tinetti
What next? The future of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence / Seth Shostak.
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ISBN
9781250109637 ((hardcover))
1250109639 ((hardcover))
LCCN
2016058284
OCLC
967774933
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