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Beyond Contact
by McConnell, Brian
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0596000375
- ISBN 13
- 9780596000370
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O'Reilly Media, 2001. Hardcover. Like New/Fine. 6x1x9. The history of SETI research, including the early searches of Project Ozma, traditional radio astronomy, the search for intelligence in optical wavelengths (known as Optical SETI, or OSETI), and the SETI@home project. An overview of the Drake Equation and the Rare Earth Hypothesis, which scientists use to estimate the number of planets in our galaxy that could harbor intelligent, communicative life forms. How signals are sent and received over interstellar distances. The author explains the principles of signal and image processing, and how SETI researchers identify and process analog signals using Fourier transforms to see how the power in a signal is distributed across different frequencies. How to build a general-purpose symbolic language for sending signals, and even computer programs, with present-day SETI equipment. The ability to transmit computer programs enables us to let another civilization know about our knowledge and technological capabilities.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2010028703
- Title
- Beyond Contact
- Author
- McConnell, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0596000375
- ISBN 13
- 9780596000370
- Publisher
- O'Reilly Media
- Place of Publication
- Gb
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 28 oz
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