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  • Rare Earth

    Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe

    by Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In November 12, 2002, Dr. John Chambers of the NASA Ames Research Center gave a seminar to the Astrobiology Group at the University of Washington. The audience of about 100 listened with rapt attention as Chambers described results from a computer study of how planetary systems form. The goal of his research was to answer a deceptively simple question: How often would newly forming planetary ... Read more

    $47.39 CAD

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  • If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

    Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 billion stars in our Galaxy alone, and perhaps 400 billion galaxies in the Universe, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, in the 14-billion-year-old cosmos, there is or once was a civilization at least as advanced as our own. The sheer enormity of the numbers almost demands that we accept the truth of this hypothesis. Why, then, have we ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • Astrobiological Neurosystems

    Rise and Fall of Intelligent Life Forms in the Universe

    by Jerry L. Cranford ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book explains why scientists believe that life may be more common in the Universe than previously considered possible. It presents the tools and strategies astronomers and astrobiologists are using in their formal search for habitable exoplanets as well as more advanced forms of life in other parts of our galaxy. The author then summarizes what is currently known about how and where organic ... Read more

    $42.29 CAD

  • Science, Religion, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

    by David Wilkinson ...
    If the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe is just around the corner, what would be the consequences for religion? Would it represent another major conflict between science and religion, even leading to the death of faith? Some would suggest that the discovery of any suggestion of extraterrestrial life would have a greater impact than even the Copernican and Darwinian revolutions. It is ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • A Man From Planet Earth

    A Scientific Novel

    by Giancarlo Genta ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Sometime in the not-too-distant future ... unbeknownst to Earth, the Galaxy is home to a number of spacefaring societies. This confederation enforces a strict protocol forbidding any contact with civilizations that have not yet achieved both a substantial spacefaring capability and sufficient maturity to control the technology explosion before triggering their own extinction.While this policy is ... Read more

    $25.69 CAD

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  • Religions and Extraterrestrial Life

    How Will We Deal With It?

    by David A. Weintraub ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In the twenty-first century, the debate about life on other worlds is quickly changing from the realm of speculation to the domain of hard science. Within a few years, as a consequence of the rapid discovery by astronomers of planets around other stars, astronomers very likely will have discovered clear evidence of life beyond the Earth. Such a discovery of extraterrestrial life will change ... Read more

    $47.39 CAD

  • Pseudoscience and Science Fiction

    by Andrew May ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Aliens, flying saucers, ESP, the Bermuda Triangle, antigravity … are we talking about science fiction or pseudoscience? Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference.Both pseudoscience and science fiction (SF) are creative endeavours that have little in common with academic science, beyond the superficial trappings of jargon and subject matter. The most obvious difference between the two is ... Read more

    $29.49 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Europa’s Lost Expedition

    A Scientific Novel

    by Michael Carroll ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This classically styled, chilling murder mystery about an expedition under the ice of Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa, backed up by the latest scientific findings on this icy satellite. The science fiction premise explores real possibilities of exploring other bodies in the Solar System, including probing their possible astrobiology. Now that the most recent world war has concluded on Earth, human ... Read more

    $25.69 CAD

  • Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds

    by John W. Traphagan ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book explores humanity’s thoughts and ideas about extraterrestrial life, paying close attention to the ways science and culture interact with one another to create a context of imagination and discovery related to life on other worlds. Despite the recent explosion in our knowledge of other planets and the seeming era of discovery in which we live, to date we have found no concrete evidence ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • Mastering Your PhD

    Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond

    by Patricia Gosling, Lambertus D. Noordam ...
    Series series History (R0)
    "Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond" helps guide PhD students through their graduate student years. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is a handy guide for graduate students who need that extra bit of help getting started and making it through. While ... Read more

    $44.89 CAD

  • A Passion for Space

    Adventures of a Pioneering Female NASA Flight Controller

    by Marianne J. Dyson ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Marianne J. Dyson recounts for us a time when women were making the first inroads into space flight control, a previously male-dominated profession. The story begins with the inspiration of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon and follows the challenges of pursuing a science career as a woman in the 70s and 80s, when it was far from an easy path.Dyson relates the first five space shuttle flights from ... Read more

    $47.39 CAD

  • Let's Explore Mars (Solar System)

    Planets Book for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Astronomy & Space Books
    Mars, A.K.A The Red Planet, has been the topic of many alien life speculations for so many years. With this picture book, you will finally learn about Mars; maybe enough to decide for yourself whether life can exist in it or not. Reading a picture book fuels the imagination and makes facts more easily understood. Order your copy today! ... Read more

    $6.29 CAD