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050 0 0 _aQB54
_b.H39613 1997
082 0 0 _a576.999
_221
_bH.J.E.
100 1 _aHeidmann, Jean.
_97773
_eAuthor.
240 1 0 _aIntelligences extra-terrestres.
_lEnglish
245 1 0 _aExtraterrestrial intelligence /
_cJean Heidmann ; translated by Storm Dunlop.
250 _asecond edition.
264 1 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1997.
300 _axxiii, 243 pages. ;
_c24 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-236) and index.
505 0 _a 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.
520 _aIf 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.
650 0 _aLife on other planets.
650 0 _aExobiology.
700 1 _aDunlop, Storm ,
_eTranslator.
_97776
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam029/97220978.html
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam022/97220978.html
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