Roush, Wade
Extraterrestrials (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262538435
- author:
- Roush, Wade
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- MIT Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 17.8 x 12.7 x 1.6 centimetres
- Genre:
- Science, Astronomy & Space, Health & Wellbeing,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
The Fermi Paradox: Is There Life Beyond Earth? The question of whether we are alone in the universe has puzzled scientists and thinkers for thousands of years. Despite our understanding of how planets form and life arises, we have yet to find conclusive evidence of extraterrestrial activity. This book explores one of the most enduring unsolved problems in science: the existence of intelligent or other forms of life on other planets. Science writer Wade Roush examines the historical and modern-day context of this paradox, summarizing the latest thinking among astronomers and astrobiologists. He discusses the emergence of SETI as a scientific discipline, the use of radio and optical techniques to scan for signals, and developments in astrobiology and exoplanet research. Roush also considers possible solutions to the Fermi Paradox and suggests ways to refocus SETI work that might increase the chances of resolving this paradox.
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