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Civilized life in the universe : scientists on intelligent extraterrestrials /
In 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 cultu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 233 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195171810 9780195171815 9780198038351 0198038356 |