The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Listening for Life in the Cosmos

by Thomas R. McDonough

Within the infinite universe there exists the infinite possibility that we are not alone. Since 1959, scientists engaged in the SETI effort (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) have been quietly searching the cosmos for evidence of intelligent life--a discovery, that, if made, will be the most dramatic event in human history. And it's getting harder to detect signals from space--the very technology that makes it possible to detect other civilizations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047184683X
• ISBN13: 9780471846833
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.1"