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Waiting for Contact : the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Lawrence Squeri [Squeri, Lawrence] is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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Why do we pursue the quest for alien life? A cogent, engaging history of humanitys most ambitious questseeking outward for other minds.David Brin, author of Existence A fascinating perspective on humankinds obsession for knowing if there is anyone else out there.Gerrit Verschuur, author of The Invisible Universe: The Story of Radio Astronomy Imagine a network of extraterrestrials in radio contact with each other across the universe, superior beings who hail from advanced civilizations quadrillions of miles away, just waiting for Earth to tune in. Some people believe its only a matter of time before we discover the right station. Waiting for Contact tells the story of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) movement, which emerged in 1959 as new technological developments turned what once was speculation into science: astronomers began using radio telescopes to listen for messages from space. Boosted by support from Frank Drake, Philip Morrison, and Carl Sagan, the SETI movement gained followers and continues to capture imaginations today. In this one-of-a-kind history, Lawrence Squeri looks at the people, the reasons, the goals, and the mindsets behind SETI. He shows ho
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Lawrence Squeri [Squeri, Lawrence]
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780813062143
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Fiction, Astronomy, Science
- Rating
- 3.14 / 5 (6 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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