Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Jean Heidmann (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

268 Seiten

1997
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-58563-7 (ISBN)

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If extraterrestrial intelligence exists, then positive detection would be the greatest scientific discovery of all time. By what criteria should we judge whether we are alone in the cosmos, and how should we set about detecting extraterrestrials? Jean Heidmann answers these questions in this engaging discussion of extraterrestrial intelligence. Through a clear explanation of the many issues involved, including new and updated information, the entire subject of extraterrestrial intelligence is explained: the expansion of searches in space, the habitable zones in our universe, and what might happen if actual contact takes place.

Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. The Bioastronomical Prospect: 1. The cosmic stage; 2. The organic stage; 3. The prebiotic stage; 4. The primitive biological stage; Part II. Extraterrestrials: 5. Intelligence; 6. The SETI Pioneers; 7. Why use radio waves?; 8. NASA takes up the challenge; 9. False alarms; 10. The expansion of SETI; 11. Habitable zones in the universe; 12. The day we make contact; 13. The new world of SETI; 14. SETI in the twenty-first century; 15. Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.3.1997
Reihe/Serie	Canto original series
Übersetzer	Storm Dunlop
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 217 mm
Gewicht	654 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
ISBN-10	0-521-58563-5 / 0521585635
ISBN-13	978-0-521-58563-7 / 9780521585637
Zustand	Neuware