Cosmic Company: The Search for Life in the Universe - Hardcover

Shostak, Seth; Barnett, Alex

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521822335 ISBN 13: 9780521822336

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

In Cosmic Company, Seth Shostak and Alex Barnett ponder the possibility of aliens visiting the Earth, as well as the consequences of receiving a signal from the cosmos proving we're neither alone, nor the most intelligent life forms. They explain why scientists think life might exist on other worlds, and how we might contact it. Shostak and Barnett, experienced writers of popular astronomy, provide an accessible overveiw of the science and technology behind the search for life in the universe. Seth Shostak is a Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute where he is involved in many of the outreach activities of the Institute, including editing the newsletter, overseeing the Web site, giving talks and writing magazine articles about SETI. He also teaches several informal education classes on astronomy and other topics in the Bay Area. Before coming to SETI, Seth did research work on galaxies using radio telescopes at observatories and universities in America and Europe. Alex Barnett is Programme Director at the National Space Centre. She is well-known in the science centre, planetarium and media worlds, particularly for public and educational programmes involving space and astronomy. She presents BBC's Final Frontier a space and astronomy programme.

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About the Authors

Seth Shostak is a Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, Mountain View, California.

Alex Barnett is CEO of the Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521822335
• ISBN 13: 9780521822336
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168