02539nam 22006014a 450 991079225230332120200520144314.00-19-029140-00-19-803835-61-4294-0351-91-280-53300-59786610533008(CKB)2560000000298234(EBL)3052093(OCoLC)71787944(SSID)ssj0000085890(PQKBManifestationID)11112699(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085890(PQKBWorkID)10025680(PQKB)11667906(StDuBDS)EDZ0000073710(Au-PeEL)EBL3052093(CaPaEBR)ebr10142474(CaONFJC)MIL53300(MiAaPQ)EBC3052093(EXLCZ)99256000000029823420050208d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCivilized life in the universe[electronic resource] scientists on intelligent extraterrestrials /George BasallaOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-517181-0 0-19-978686-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-227) and index.Contents; Introduction; 1 Trio of Ideas; 2 Life on the Moon; 3 From the Moon to the Planets; 4 The Ascension of Mars; 5 Percival Lowell: Champion of Canals; 6 Mars Unveiled; 7 Carl Sagan: Mars and Beyond; 8 Life in an Expanding Universe; 9 The Trajectory: CETI to SETI to HRMS; 10 Mirror Worlds; 11 Afterword; Sources of Quoted Material; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; ZIn this fascinating history of scientific speculation about intelligent extraterrestrial life from Plutarch to Hawking Basalla traces the influence of one speculation on the next showing an unbroken but twisting chain of ideas passed from one scientist to another, and from science to popular culture.Life on other planetsResearchOuter spaceExplorationPublic opinionLife on other planetsResearch.576.8/39Basalla George35221MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792252303321Civilized life in the universe3783714UNINA