04020nam 2201045 450 991079085900332120170821200401.01-80073-007-11-4619-5258-11-78238-070-110.1515/9781782380702(CKB)2550000001163350(EBL)1564648(OCoLC)864139841(SSID)ssj0001060311(PQKBManifestationID)12479682(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001060311(PQKBWorkID)11087481(PQKB)10038979(MiAaPQ)EBC1564648(DE-B1597)637165(DE-B1597)9781782380702(EXLCZ)99255000000116335020130605d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScience, SETI and mathematics /Carl L. DeVitoNew York :Berghahn Books,2014.1 online resource (220 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78238-069-8 1-306-14235-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Where Are We?; Chapter 2 - Naïve Questions; Chapter 3 - Are We Special?; Chapter 4 - Stories-Part One; Chapter 5 - Measuring Our Solar Neighborhood; Chapter 6 - The Scotsman; Chapter 7 - The Birth of SETI; Chapter 8 - The Conference at Green Bank; Chapter 9 - Stories-Part Two; Chapter 10 - Talking to E.T.; Chaper 11 - Languages; Chapter 12 - Paradoxes; Chapter 13 - The Universal Science; Chapter 14 - The Special Theory of Relativity; Chapter 15 - The General Theory of Relativity; Chapter 16 - The University of Colorado Study; Chapter 17 - Surprise!Chapter 18 - EpilogueAppendix I - Infinite Sets; Appendix II - Mars; Appendix III - The DeVito-Oehrle Language; Bibliography; Index Mathematics is as much a part of our humanity as music and art. And it is our mathematics that might be understandable, even familiar, to a distant race and might provide the basis for mutual communication. This book discusses, in a conversational way, the role of mathematics in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The author explores the science behind that search, its history, and the many questions associated with it, including those regarding the nature of language and the philosophical/psychological motivation behind this search. ScienceMathematicsExtraterrestrial beingsalien race.alien races.art.astronomers.calculus.communication.correspondence.diplomacy.discussion books.earth.easy to read.engaging.equations.evolution.extraterrestrial intelligence.extraterrestrials.history.human history.humanity.lively.math.mathematics.music.mutual communication.outer space.page turner.phenomenon.philosophy.physics and chemistry.planets.realistic.science methodology.science to consider.science.search for intelligent life.theoretical.ufos.ScienceMathematics.Extraterrestrial beings.999.01/51999.0151DeVito Carl L1547427MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790859003321Science, SETI and mathematics3803805UNINA