The Crowded Cosmos: A Definitive Review Of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Language: English
Published by MLBD, New Delhi, 2024
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- Title
- The Crowded Cosmos: A Definitive Review Of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
- Author
- Hagai Netzer, Ami Ben Bassat
- Publisher
- MLBD, New Delhi
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 9359664081
- ISBN 13
- 9789359664088
Are we alone in the universe?
With growing backing from scientific and defense communities, the possibility of a cosmos filled with intelligent life seems increasingly plausible. But what might intelligent life beyond Earth look like? Could we even begin to understand it? And how close are we to finding the definitive answer we seek?
In The Crowded Cosmos, renowned astrophysicist Hagai Netzer and science author Ami Ben Bassat explore the latest cutting-edge astrophysical research to paint a comprehensive picture of the ongoing revolution in the search for life on distant exoplanets. From the origins of biological life in our galaxy to the expanding quest for extraterrestrial life, the far-reaching consequences of space travel, and potential encounters with alien civilizations, this book challenges readers to ask new and profound questions about life on Earth and the extraordinary possibilities in a cosmos that may be far more crowded than we ever imagined.
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About the Author
Hagai Netzer is a renowned Israeli scientist famous for his work on super-massive black holes in the centers of galaxies, galax- ies in the early universe, and other topics of modern astronomy. Netzer has been a professor and faculty member at Tel Aviv Uni- versity in the School of Physics and Astronomy since 1977, and professor emeritus since 2009. Over the years he has served as the chair of the Astrophysics Department, director of the Wise Observatory, member of the Tel Aviv University board of trust- ees and of numerous international committees. He also held central positions in Israel's national education system and is a member of the board of the Wolf Foundation which awards the prestigious Wolf Prize. Netzer has received various scientific awards, is a fellow of the Israel Physics Society, and an associate of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Netzer has published close to 300 scientific papers and sev- eral advanced textbooks. He has also written (with collabora- tors) three astronomy high school and undergraduate textbooks in Hebrew. Alongside his academic work, Netzer is active in science education for the general public, delivering numerous popular-science lectures for children and adults and writing popular-science articles. His popular science book Journey to Intelligence, with Ami Ben Bassat, was published in Hebrew in 1999. The book Rendezvous in the Milky Way, also with Ami Ben Bassat, was published in Hebrew in 2020.
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