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Author:

Dick, Steven J., author.

Title:

Astrobiology, discovery, and societal impact / Steven J. Dick, former NASA Chief Historian, 2014 Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

x, 384 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Life on other planets.
Extraterrestrial beings.
Exobiology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-374) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : when biospheres collide -- Approaches -- History -- Discovery -- Analogy -- Critical issues -- Can we transcend anthropocentrism? -- Is human knowledge universal? -- How can we envision impact? -- Impact! -- Astroculture : transforming our worldviews -- Astroethics : interacting with alien life -- Astropolicy : preparing for discovery -- Summary and conclusions : at home in the biological (or postbiological) -- Universe.

Series:

Cambridge astrobiology ; 9

ISBN:

110842676X
9781108426763

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1009279840

LCCN:

2017057920

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)