SchulzeMakuch, Dirk
The Cosmic Zoo: Complex Life on Many Worlds
- ISBN 13:
- 9783319620442
- author:
- SchulzeMakuch, Dirk
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Springer International Publishing AG
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 232
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.5 centimetres (0.39 kg
- Genre:
- Science, Astronomy & Space, Science
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Cosmic Zoo: Complex Life on Many Worlds
Two leading researchers in astrobiology critically examine the major evolutionary steps that led to human existence, exploring what life does - its functional abilities - rather than specific biochemistry or anatomy.
They argue that most of the steps that led to complex biospheres are likely to occur on any world hosting life, with only two exceptions: the origin of life itself and the rise of technologically advanced beings. This raises an intriguing possibility: a "cosmic zoo" containing a myriad of planets hosting complex as well as microbial life.
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