Light of the stars: alien worlds and the fate of the Earth
(Book)
"Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity’s coming of age as we awaken to the possibilities of life on other worlds and their sudden relevance to our fate on Earth. Astrophysicist Adam Frank traces the question of alien life and intelligence from the ancient Greeks to the leading thinkers of our own time, and shows how we as a civilization can only hope to survive climate change if we recognize what science has recently discovered: that we are just one of ten billion trillion planets in the Universe, and it’s highly likely that many of those planets hosted technologically advanced alien civilizations. What's more, each of those civilizations must have faced the same challenge of civilization-driven climate change. Written with great clarity and conviction, Light of the Stars builds on the inspiring work of pioneering scientists. Thrilling science at the grandest of scales, Light of the Stars explores what may be the largest question of all: What can the likely presence of life on other worlds tell us about our own fate?"-- Publisher
Frank, A. (2018). Light of the stars: alien worlds and the fate of the Earth. First edition. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Frank, Adam, 1962-. 2018. Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Frank, Adam, 1962-, Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Frank, Adam. Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth. First edition. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2018.
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505 | 0 | |a Introduction: The project and the planet -- The alien equation -- What the robot ambassadors say -- The masks of Earth -- Worlds beyond measure -- The final factor -- The awakened worlds. | |
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