VOYAGE TO MARS: NASA s Search For Life Beyond Earth.

Bergreen, Laurence

ISBN 10: 157322166X / ISBN 13: 9781573221665

Published by NY. 2000. Riverhead Books/ Penguin Putnam., 2000

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purple & dark red hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first edition . first printing ( # 1 in # line). photo illustrated title pg. 355p. acknowl. biblio. index. rocket science. technology. space exploration. astrophysics. planetary geology. meteorites. astrobiology. astronauts. extraterrestrial life. "face" on mars. jim garvin. human space travel. mars exploration. MOLA. pathfinder mission. carl sagan. viking program. werner von braun. maria zuber. Mars Global Surveyor. Mars Climate Orbiter. Mars Polar Lander.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: VOYAGE TO MARS: NASA s Search For Life Beyond Earth.
• Publisher: NY. 2000. Riverhead Books/ Penguin Putnam.
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157322166X
• ISBN 13: 9781573221665
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

The author probes the special appeal of the Red Planet among scientists, exploring the Mars obsession and its implications for science, philosophy, and the future of humankind. 40,000 first printing.

About the Author

Laurence Bergreen is the author of several award-winning biographies, including those of Louis Armstrong, Al Capone, Irving Berlin, and James Agee. He has written for many national publications including Esquire and Newsweek, taught at the New School for Social Research, and served as Assistant to the President of the Museum of Television and Radio in New York. Bergreen has also served as a nonfiction judge for the National Book Awards and as a judge for the PEN/Albrand Nonfiction Award. Voyage to Mars is soon to be an NBC-TV television movie that will premier in spring 2002, and a weekly series that will debut in fall 2002. Bergreen lives in New York City.