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Living Universe: NASA & Development of Astrobiology by S Dick & J Strick HC/DJ
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10
081353447X
ISBN-13
9780813534473
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309684691
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Living Universe : NASA and the Development of Astrobiology
Publication Year
2004
Subject
Space Science, History, Life Sciences / Biology, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2004-004037
Reviews
This is a wonderful book by two of the best historians of biology in the business. I simply had no idea that astrobiology was such a fascinating and important topic. The science and technology is covered with skill and understanding, so that one learns about facts and motives. I highly recommend this book to anyone who thinks it is important to understand the reasons for space exploration.
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
576.8/39
Synopsis
The Living Universe is a comprehensive, historically nuanced study of the formation of the new scientific discipline of exobiology and its transformation into astrobiology. Among many other themes, the authors analyze how research on the origin of life became wedded to the search for life on other planets and for extraterrestrial intelligence. Many scientific breakthroughs of the last forty years were either directly supported or indirectly spun off from NASA's exobiology program, including cell symbiosis, the discovery of the Archaea, and the theories of Nuclear Winter and the asteroid extinction of the dinosaurs. Exobiology and astrobiology have generated public fascination, enormous public relations benefits for NASA, and--on the flip side of the coin--some of the most heated political wrangling ever seen in government science funding. Dick and Strick provide a riveting overview of the search for life throughout the universe, with all of the Earthly complexities of a science-in-the-making and the imperfect humans called scientists. Their book will appeal to biologists, historians and philosophers of science, planetary scientists (including geologists), and an educated general readership interested in the investigation of life on other planets., The Living Universe is a comprehensive, historically nuanced study of the formation of the new scientific discipline of exobiology and its transformation into astrobiology. Among many other themes, the authors analyze how research on the origin of life became wedded to the search for life on other planets and for extraterrestrial intelligence. Many scientific breakthroughs of the last forty years were either directly supported or indirectly spun off from NASA's exobiology program, including cell symbiosis, the discovery of the Archaea, and the theories of Nuclear Winter and the asteroid extinction of the dinosaurs. Exobiology and astrobiology have generated public fascination, enormous public relations benefits for NASA, and--on the flip side of the coin--some of the most heated political wrangling ever seen in government science funding. Dick and Strick providea riveting overview of the search for life throughout the universe, with all of the Earthly complexities of a science-in-the-making and the imperfect humans called scientists. Their book will appeal to biologists, historians and philosophers of science, planetary scientists (including geologists), and an educated general readership interested in the investigation of life on other planets.
LC Classification Number
QH325.D53 2004
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