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| Author | : Douglas A. Vakoch |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 523 |
| Release | : 2011-04-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1438437951 |
In April 2010, fifty years to the month after the first experiment in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), scholars from a range of disciplines—including astronomy, mathematics, anthropology, history, and cognitive science—gathered at NASA's biennial Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) for a series of sessions on the search for intelligent life. This book highlights the most recent developments in SETI discussed at that conference, emphasizing the ways that SETI has grown since its inception. The volume covers three broad themes: First, leading researchers examine the latest developments in observational SETI programs, as well as innovative proposals for new search strategies and novel approaches to signal processing. Second, both proponents and opponents of "Active SETI" debate whether humankind should be transmitting intentional signals to other possible civilizations, rather than only listening. Third, constructive proposals for interstellar messages are juxtaposed with critiques that ask whether any meaningful exchange is possible with an independently evolved civilization, given the constraints of contact at interstellar distances, where a round-trip exchange could take centuries or millennia. As we reflect on a half-century of SETI research, we are reminded of the expansion of search programs made possible by technological and conceptual advances. In this spirit of ongoing exploration, the contributors to this book advocate a diverse range of approaches to make SETI increasingly more powerful and effective, as we embark on the next half-century of searching for intelligence beyond Earth.
| Author | : Daniel Oberhaus |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2024-05-07 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 026254864X |
If we send a message into space, will extraterrestrial beings receive it? Will they understand? The endlessly fascinating question of whether we are alone in the universe has always been accompanied by another, more complicated one: if there is extraterrestrial life, how would we communicate with it? In this book, Daniel Oberhaus leads readers on a quest for extraterrestrial communication. Exploring Earthlings' various attempts to reach out to non-Earthlings over the centuries, he poses some not entirely answerable questions: If we send a message into space, will extraterrestrial beings receive it? Will they understand? What languages will they (and we) speak? Is there not only a universal grammar (as Noam Chomsky has posited), but also a grammar of the universe? Oberhaus describes, among other things, a late-nineteenth-century idea to communicate with Martians via Morse code and mirrors; the emergence in the twentieth century of SETI (the search for extraterrestrial intelligence), CETI (communication with extraterrestrial intelligence), and finally METI (messaging extraterrestrial intelligence); the one-way space voyage of Ella, an artificial intelligence agent that can play cards, tell fortunes, and recite poetry; and the launching of a theremin concert for aliens. He considers media used in attempts at extraterrestrial communication, from microwave systems to plaques on spacecrafts to formal logic, and discusses attempts to formulate a language for our message, including the Astraglossa and two generations of Lincos (lingua cosmica). The chosen medium for interstellar communication reveals much about the technological sophistication of the civilization that sends it, Oberhaus observes, but even more interesting is the information embedded in the message itself. In Extraterrestrial Languages, he considers how philosophy, linguistics, mathematics, science, and art have informed the design or limited the effectiveness of our interstellar messaging.
| Author | : G. Seth Shostak |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780965377430 |
Scientists are scanning the skies for extraterrestrial life. The most sophisticated search takes place at California's SETI Institute. This book explains their fascinating work to general readers.
| Author | : Michael Ashkenazi |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 441 |
| Release | : 2016-09-23 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3319444565 |
Have you ever wondered what could happen when we discover another communicating species outside the Earth? This book addresses this question in all its complexity. In addition to the physical barriers for communication, such as the enormous distances where a message can take centuries to reach its recipient, the book also examines the biological problems of communicating between species, the problems of identifying a non-Terrestrial intelligence, and the ethical, religious, legal and other problems of conducting discussions across light years. Most of the book is concerned with issues that could impinge on your life: how do we share experiences with ETI? Can we make shared laws? Could we trade? Would they have religion? The book addresses these and related issues, identifying potential barriers to communication and suggesting ways we can overcome them. The book explores this topic through reference to human experience, through analogy and thought experiment, while relying on what is known to-date about ourselves, our world, and the cosmos we live in.
| Author | : Carl Sagan |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2016-12-20 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 150117231X |
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and astronomer Carl Sagan imagines the greatest adventure of all—the discovery of an advanced civilization in the depths of space. In December of 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who—or what—is out there? In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe. In Contact, he predicts its future—and our own.
| Author | : Whitley Strieber |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2008-01-02 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 0061474185 |
Thus begins the most astonishing true-life odyssey ever recorded—one man's riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from “elsewhere” . . . how they found him, where they took him, what they did to him, and why. Believe it. Or don't believe it. But read it—for this gripping story will move you like no other. It will fascinate you, terrify you, and alter the way you experience your world.
| Author | : Kenneth Arnold |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2021-01-19 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a Serbian (naturalizedAmerican) physicist and inventor in electrical engineering, famous for his alternating-current motor. His works dealt with the generation and application of electric power. He believed fact that a substantial amounts of power could lead to wireless communication, he proposed a wireless communication by conduction of electricity through natural media.He was persuaded that it was possible to send signals to Mars by means of extremely powerful electrical discharges. His suggestions to contact Mars by these means came after an un expected event that occured one night in 1899, when he was in his laboratory of Colorado Springs.In article: Talking withThe Planets, published in Collier's Weekly, Tesla exposed what he experienced during that night in 1899 while he was improving his machines for the production of intense electrical actions.He discovered mysterious effects that he attributed to signals coming from Mars. Tesla was the first witness to report a close encounter of the first kind with alien communication, which he credited to intelligent beings on planet Mars. From now on, Tesla was a fiercely advocate of alien comunication, and wrote docens of articles on this theme. In this title, we have gathered and assembled a collections of previously published works by Tesla on interplanetary communication. Saucerian Publisher was founded with the mission of promoting books in Ufology, Paranormal, and the Occult. Our vision is to preserve the legacy of literary history by reprint editions of books which have already been exhausted or are difficult to obtain. Our goal is to help readers, educators and researchers by bringing back original publications that are difficult to find at reasonable price, while preserving the legacy of universal knowledge. This book is an authentic reproduction of the original articles printed text in shades of gray. IMPORTANT, despite the fact that we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, the present reproduction has missing and blurred pages, poor pictures from the original scanned copy. Many of the original pages are shadowy, and faint. ILLEGIBLE PAGES HAVE A NOTE. Because this material is culturally important, we have made available as part of our commitment to protect, preserve and promote knowledge in the world. This edition is a collection of material regarding Tesla's life, and his quest for alien communication. This titles has the following parts: 1.Introduction; 2. Nikola Tesla's Photos; 3. Nikola Tesla's Newspaper Articles on Alien Communication. Copy and paste the link for our books: https: //saucerianbooks.blogspot.com/
| Author | : National Aeronautics Administration |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2014-09-06 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781501081729 |
Addressing a field that has been dominated by astronomers, physicists, engineers, and computer scientists, the contributors to this collection raise questions that may have been overlooked by physical scientists about the ease of establishing meaningful communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence. These scholars are grappling with some of the enormous challenges that will face humanity if an information-rich signal emanating from another world is detected. By drawing on issues at the core of contemporary archaeology and anthropology, we can be much better prepared for contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, should that day ever come.
| Author | : Wendelle C. Stevens |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 553 |
| Release | : 1989 |
| Genre | : Unidentified flying objects |
| ISBN | : 9780960866854 |
| Author | : John Durham Peters |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2012-04-26 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0226922634 |
Communication plays a vital and unique role in society-often blamed for problems when it breaks down and at the same time heralded as a panacea for human relations. A sweeping history of communication, Speaking Into the Air illuminates our expectations of communication as both historically specific and a fundamental knot in Western thought. "This is a most interesting and thought-provoking book. . . . Peters maintains that communication is ultimately unthinkable apart from the task of establishing a kingdom in which people can live together peacefully. Given our condition as mortals, communication remains not primarily a problem of technology, but of power, ethics and art." —Antony Anderson, New Scientist "Guaranteed to alter your thinking about communication. . . . Original, erudite, and beautifully written, this book is a gem." —Kirkus Reviews "Peters writes to reclaim the notion of authenticity in a media-saturated world. It's this ultimate concern that renders his book a brave, colorful exploration of the hydra-headed problems presented by a rapid-fire popular culture." —Publishers Weekly What we have here is a failure-to-communicate book. Funny thing is, it communicates beautifully. . . . Speaking Into the Air delivers what superb serious books always do-hours of intellectual challenge as one absorbs the gradually unfolding vision of an erudite, creative author." —Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer
