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Waiting for Contact: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Lawrence Squeri
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Description for Waiting for Contact: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
Imagine a network of extraterrestrials in radio contact with each other across the universe, superior beings who hail from advanced civilizations quadrillions of miles away, just waiting for Earth to tune in. Some people believe it’s only a matter of time before we discover the right “station.”
Waiting for Contact tells the story of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) movement, which emerged in 1959 as new technological developments turned what once was speculation into science: astronomers began using radio telescopes to listen for messages from space. Boosted by support from Frank Drake, Philip Morrison, and Carl Sagan, the SETI ... Read more
Imagine a network of extraterrestrials in radio contact with each other across the universe, superior beings who hail from advanced civilizations quadrillions of miles away, just waiting for Earth to tune in. Some people believe it’s only a matter of time before we discover the right “station.”
Waiting for Contact tells the story of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) movement, which emerged in 1959 as new technological developments turned what once was speculation into science: astronomers began using radio telescopes to listen for messages from space. Boosted by support from Frank Drake, Philip Morrison, and Carl Sagan, the SETI ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813062143
SKU
V9780813062143
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99-1
About Lawrence Squeri
Lawrence Squeri is Professor of History at East Stroudsburg University, USA. He is the author of numerous articles and co-author of the book Pride and Promise: A Centennial History of East Stroudsburg University (1993).
Reviews for Waiting for Contact: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
“In his engaging chronicle. . . . Squeri argues, SETI amounted to more than just a scientific enterprise; it was a kind of ‘offbeat political movement,’ a utopian ideology and perhaps surrogate religion—with aliens serving as our more enlightened counterparts." New York Times "Chronicles the history of SETI: the people behind it, the search for signals from deep space, ... Read more