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Is anyone out there? : the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence
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Is anyone out there? : the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence

by Frank Drake, Dava Sobel

This work details the history of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, beginning with Project Ozma in 1960. It examines the scientific, technological, and philosophical challenges of detecting alien signals and communicating with other civilisations.

Accession 33862 ISBN 0285631381 Publisher Souvenir Press
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