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Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

By Seth Shostak

Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Science

Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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Aliens are big in America. Whether they've arrived via rocket, flying saucer, or plain old teleportation, they've been invading, infiltrating, or inspiring us for decades, and they've fascinated moviegoers and television watchers for more than fifty years. About half of us believe that aliens really exist, and millions are convinced they've visited Earth. For twenty-five years, SETI has been looking for the proof, and as the program's senior astronomer, Seth Shostak explains in this engrossing book, it's entirely possible that before long conclusive evidence will be found. His informative, entertaining report offers an insider's view of what we might realistically expect to discover light-years away among the stars. Neither humanoids nor monsters, says Shostak; in fact, biological intelligence is probably just a precursor to machine beings, enormously advanced artificial sentients whose capabilities and accomplishments may have developed over billions of years and far exceed our own. As he explores what, if anything, they would tell us and what their existence would portend for humankind and the cosmos, he introduces a colorful cast of characters and provides a vivid, state-of-the-art account of the past, present, and future of our search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2009-03-17
Publication Date:
2009-03-31
Publisher:
NATL GEOGRAPHIC SOC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1426203926
ISBN13:
9781426203923
Weight:
562 g
Height:
158 cm
Width:
230 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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