Extraterrestrial intelligence /
Heidmann, Jean.
Extraterrestrial intelligence / Jean Heidmann ; translated by Storm Dunlop. - second edition. - xxiii, 243 pages. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-236) and index.
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.
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.
0521585635 (pbk.)
97220978
Life on other planets.
Exobiology.
QB54 / .H39613 1997
576.999 / H.J.E.
Extraterrestrial intelligence / Jean Heidmann ; translated by Storm Dunlop. - second edition. - xxiii, 243 pages. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-236) and index.
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.
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.
0521585635 (pbk.)
97220978
Life on other planets.
Exobiology.
QB54 / .H39613 1997
576.999 / H.J.E.