2019186
9780195171815
In this fascinating history of scientific speculation about intelligent extraterrestrial life from Plutarch to Hawking, Basalla traces the influence of one speculation on the next, showing an unbroken but twisting chain of ideas passed from one scientist to another, and from science to popular culture.Basalla, George is the author of 'Civilized Life in the Universe Scientists on Intelligent Extraterrestrials', published 2005 under ISBN 9780195171815 and ISBN 0195171810.
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