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Aliens
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- Book Synopsis
- Aliens: Past, Present, Future covers the subject of extraterrestrial life from every angle, from the earliest speculations more than 400 years ago to today's ongoing search for Earth 2.0. In between are lessons learned about how life originated on our own planet, as well as the story behind the vast cult that has grown up around ""flying saucers"" and strange visitors from other planets, including popular culture renditions of them. The book is organised into three parts. Part 1 reviews humankind's changing thinking about possible worlds other than our own through history. Part 2 discusses the science of extraterrestrial life in a way that every reader - non-scientist and scientist alike - will understand. And Part 3 explores the deep impact the idea of extraterrestrial beings has had - not only on science and space exploration but on popular culture as well - and its potential impact on philosophy and religion. The very concept of extraterrestrial life has been a driving force behind our exploration of the universe and a pervasive presence in movies, books, comics and advertising throughout the past century. Written by bestselling author Ron Miller, the book features more than 200 illustrations - from centuries-old engravings, book, comic and magazine art, movie posters, purported UFO photographs, to colour illustrations showing what today's cutting-edge scientists think extraterrestrial life could be like. Could there even be aliens among us already?
- About The Author
- Reader in Intelligence Engineering and Research Group Coordinator for Artificial Intelligence at Leeds Becket University, Dr John Elliott BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD is an expert in the field of xenolinguistics, the study of the hypothetical language of alien species. He is also co-founder of the UK SETI Research Network (UKSRN), launched in 2013 to co-ordinate and promote academic research in the UK relating to the Search for Life on other Worlds. Often sought by the media for his expert opinion, he has been ranked as one of the ""5 most important people in the hunt for life on other Planets"".
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781780289687
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Watkins Publishing, (17 October 2017)
- Number of Pages
- 224
- Weight
- 1428 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 279 x 248 x 23 mm
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