Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future Hardback - 2008
by Jeffrey Bennett
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- Title Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future
- Author Jeffrey Bennett
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 232
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton
- Date February 21, 2008
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # A9780691135496
- ISBN 9780691135496 / 0691135495
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.48 x 6.46 x 0.89 in (24.08 x 16.41 x 2.26 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Life on other planets, Life - Origin
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007037872
- Dewey Decimal Code 576.839
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From the rear cover
"With the possible exception of the God question, I can think of no subject that has inspired such wide-eyed wonder and speculation as the matter of whether or not we are alone in the cosmos. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence today has almost theological status in terms of its implications, and yet it is a rigorous science conducted by world-class scientists. Jeffrey Bennett's book is one of the finest primers on this burgeoning new field. And even though this can be a technically daunting science, Bennett's highly readable prose invites everyone into the dome to gaze through the telescope to have a look for themselves, for this is a journey we are all on together."--Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic and columnist for Scientific American
"Bennett describes the search for life beyond the Earth in terms that are accessible to the nonscientist and yet reveal a broad understanding of the evolution of stars, planets, and organisms. The author's optimism is contagious. May it help inspire us to actually accomplish these lofty goals."--James F. Kasting, Pennsylvania State University
"Precise, accurate, lucid, and engaging. This is popular-science writing at its best. I enjoyed reading this book."--Christopher McKay, NASA Ames Research Center
"This is a fascinating book about the living universe, well-written and timely."--David Morrison, coauthor of The Planetary System and Voyages to the Planets
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 12/17/2007, Page 42
- Science Books & Films, 07/01/2008, Page 155
