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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Artist
- Koerner, David W.; LeVay, Simon
- ISBN
- 9780195128529
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195128524
ISBN-13
9780195128529
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1629213
Product Key Features
Book Title
Here Be Dragons : the Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial Life
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Space Science, General, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year
2000
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-038170
Reviews
"Their heady tour skips from 'extraterrestrial environments' right here onEarth where NASA scientists are investigating extreme environments believed toresemble conditions on other planets or moons, through the SETI Institute inCalifornia, whose radio telescopes scan the skies for transmittingcivilizations, to Bios Group, a Santa Fe start-up company that uses complexitytheory to explore the intrinsic rules underlying the growth of evolvingorganisms or human institutions....Koerner and LeVay have a gift for helping theuninitiated over technical terrain."--Publishers Weekly, "Astronomer Koerner and biologist LeVay plot scenarios for extraterrestrial life in this sharp, enthusiastic, and skeptically temperedoverview of 'cosmic biology'"--Kirkus Reviews, "Their heady tour skips from 'extraterrestrial environments' right here on Earth where NASA scientists are investigating extreme environments believed to resemble conditions on other planets or moons, through the SETI Institute in California, whose radio telescopes scan the skies for transmitting civilizations, to Bios Group, a Santa Fe start-up company that uses complexity theory to explore the intrinsic rules underlying the growth of evolivng organisms or human institutions....Koerner and LeVay have a gift for helping the uninitiated over techinical terrain."-- Publishers Weekly, "Astronomer Koerner and biologist LeVay plot scenarios forextraterrestrial life in this sharp, enthusiastic, and skepticallytemperedoverview of 'cosmic biology'"--Kirkus Reviews, "Koerner and LeVay have a gift for helping the uninitiated over technicalterrain."--Publishers Weekly, "It is the question of questions: Are we alone? In a dazzling tour de force David Koerner and Simon LeVay not only bring us completely up to date with the relevant science but skillfully channel the character and enthusiasm of many of the principal practitioners into a compelling narrative,spiced with the occasional puncturing of self-inflicted pomposity. The pace is gripping and the torrent of new scientific insights allows us the first glimpse of what may be a cosmic sythesis. The extraordinary discovery of new and remote Solar Systems, and a deepening appreciation of the manifoldwonders of life on Earth, suggest that within few years we really will learn if we are part of the Galactic Club or--as some fear, and others hope--we are marooned on a uniquely beautiful planet. If you thought science was stale and narrow, then this is the book to correct your illusions."--SimonConway Morris, Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge University, and author of The Crucible of Creation, "It is the question of questions: Are we alone? In a dazzling tour deforce David Koerner and Simon LeVay not only bring us completely up to date withthe relevant science but skillfully channel the character and enthusiasm of manyof the principal practitioners into a compelling narrative, spiced with theoccasional puncturing of self-inflicted pomposity. The pace is gripping and thetorrent of new scientific insights allows us the first glimpse of what may be acosmic sythesis. The extraordinary discovery of new and remote Solar Systems,and a deepening appreciation of the manifold wonders of life on Earth, suggestthat within few years we really will learn if we are part of the Galactic Clubor--as some fear, and others hope--we are marooned on a uniquely beautifulplanet. If you thought science was stale and narrow, then this is the book tocorrect your illusions."--Simon Conway Morris, Department of Earth Sciences,Cambridge University, and author of The Crucible of Creation, "Koerner and LeVay have a gift for helping the uninitiated over technical terrain."--Publishers Weekly, "Their heady tour skips from 'extraterrestrial environments' right here on Earth where NASA scientists are investigating extreme environments believed to resemble conditions on other planets or moons, through the SETI Institute in California, whose radio telescopes scan the skies for transmitting civilizations, to Bios Group, a Santa Fe start-up company that uses complexity theory to explore the intrinsic rules underlying the growth of evolivng organisms or human institutions....Koerner and LeVay have a gift for helping the uninitiated over techinical terrain."--Publishers Weekly, "Here Be Dragons provides a wide-ranging overview of one of the most exciting new fields of science: astrobiology, or the study of life in the universe. Koerner and LeVay discuss the many differing scientific perspectives on extraterrestrial life objectively and clearly, at the same timedistinguishing between constructive scientific speculation and the popular pseudo-sciences of UFO's, alien abductions, and so-called "creation science". I greatly enjoyed reading the book and will recommend it to my friends, both researchers and armchair scientists."--David Morrison, spacescientist, "A wide-ranging, well-written, and very wise examination of thefascinating search for life in the universe, filled with the latest informationfrom the frontiers of scientific investigation and philosophical thought."--BenBova, author of Return To Mars and Immortality and President Emeritus of theNational Space Society, "Their heady tour skips from 'extraterrestrial environments' right here on Earth where NASA scientists are investigating extreme environments believed to resemble conditions on other planets or moons, through the SETI Institute in California, whose radio telescopes scan the skies fortransmitting civilizations, to Bios Group, a Santa Fe start-up company that uses complexity theory to explore the intrinsic rules underlying the growth of evolving organisms or human institutions....Koerner and LeVay have a gift for helping the uninitiated over technical terrain."--PublishersWeekly, "A wide-ranging, well-written, and very wise examination of the fascinating search for life in the universe, filled with the latest information from the frontiers of scientific investigation and philosophical thought."--Ben Bova, author of Return To Mars and Immortality and President Emeritus of the National Space Society, "Their heady tour skips from 'extraterrestrial environments' right here on Earth where NASA scientists are investigating extreme environments believed to resemble conditions on other planets or moons, through the SETI Institute in California, whose radio telescopes scan the skies for transmitting civilizations, to Bios Group, a Santa Fe start-up company that uses complexity theory to explore the intrinsic rules underlying the growth of evolivng organisms orhuman institutions....Koerner and LeVay have a gift for helping the uninitiated over techinical terrain."--Publishers Weekly, "A wide-ranging, well-written, and very wise examination of the fascinating search for life in the universe, filled with the latest information from the frontiers of scientific investigation and philosophical thought."--Ben Bova, author of Return To Mars and Immortality and President Emeritusof the National Space Society, "Here Be Dragons provides a wide-ranging overview of one of the mostexciting new fields of science: astrobiology, or the study of life in theuniverse. Koerner and LeVay discuss the many differing scientific perspectiveson extraterrestrial life objectively and clearly, at the same timedistinguishing between constructive scientific speculation and the popularpseudo-sciences of UFO's, alien abductions, and so-called "creation science". Igreatly enjoyed reading the book and will recommend it to my friends, bothresearchers and armchair scientists."--David Morrison, space scientist
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
576.8/39
Synopsis
It is only recently that advances in chemistry, physics, and biology and in their application to space and the space sciences, have provided scientists with the tools to make accurate and well-informed predictions about the possibility of life on other planets. In this book, the authors summarize and present the scientific search for life in the universe, and the current level of scientific understanding of how life begins, grows, and becomes intelligent in our Solar System and beyond. This engaging book promises to appeal not only to the general reader but to scientists as well, many of whom strive to acquire an informed perspective on the search for extraterrestrial life in fields not their own., The discovery of life on other planets would be perhaps the most momentous revelation in human history, more disorienting and more profound than either the Copernican or Darwinian revolutions, which knocked the earth from the center of the universe and humankind from its position of lofty self-regard. In Here Be Dragons, astronomer David Koerner and neurobiologist Simon LeVay offer a scientifically compelling and colorful account of the search for life beyond Earth. The authors survey the work of biologists, cosmologists, computer theorists, NASA engineers, SETI researchers, roboticists, and UFO enthusiasts and debunkers as they attempt to answer the greatest remaining question facing humankind: Are we alone? From their "safe haven of skepticism" the authors venture into the "rough seas of speculation," where theory and evidence run the gamut from hard science to hocus pocus. Arguing that the universe is spectacularly suited for the evolution of living creatures, Koerner and LeVay give us ringside seats at the great debates of Big Science. The contenitous arguments about what really happens in evolution, the acrimonious UFO controversy, and the debate over intelligence versus artificial intelligence shed new light on the wildly divergent claims about the universe and life's place in it. The authors argue that while no direct evidence of extraterrestrial life yet exists, habitats and chemical building blocks for life abound in the universe. A wealth of new astronomical techniques and space missions may provide this evidence early in the next century. Lucidly written and scientifically rigorous, Here Be Dragons presents everything we know thus far about the emergence of intelligent life here on earth and, perhaps, beyond., The discovery of life on other planets would be perhaps the most momentous revelation in human history, more disorienting and more profound than either the Copernican or Darwinian revolutions, which knocked the earth from the center of the universe and humankind from its position of lofty self-regard. In Here Be Dragons , astronomer David Koerner and neurobiologist Simon LeVay offer a scientifically compelling and colorful account of the search for life beyond Earth. The authors survey the work of biologists, cosmologists, computer theorists, NASA engineers, SETI researchers, roboticists, and UFO enthusiasts and debunkers as they attempt to answer the greatest remaining question facing humankind: Are we alone? From their "safe haven of skepticism" the authors venture into the "rough seas of speculation," where theory and evidence run the gamut from hard science to hocus pocus. Arguing that the universe is spectacularly suited for the evolution of living creatures, Koerner and LeVay give us ringside seats at the great debates of Big Science. The contenitous arguments about what really happens in evolution, the acrimonious UFO controversy, and the debate over intelligence versus artificial intelligence shed new light on the wildly divergent claims about the universe and life's place in it. The authors argue that while no direct evidence of extraterrestrial life yet exists, habitats and chemical building blocks for life abound in the universe. A wealth of new astronomical techniques and space missions may provide this evidence early in the next century. Lucidly written and scientifically rigorous, Here Be Dragons presents everything we know thus far about the emergence of intelligent life here on earth and, perhaps, beyond.
LC Classification Number
QB54.K54 2000
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