- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Basic Books; New edition edition (April 11 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0465015646
- ISBN-13: 978-0465015641
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 14.7 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 358 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #378,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Are we alone? As the search for extraterrestrial intelligence comes more and more into the mainstream, scientists like David Darling step up to explain what we know and what's possible. His book Life Everywhere explores the history and current state of the field with the perhaps-unfortunate name astrobiology. Neither devoted to organisms skimming the Sun's surface nor to possible signs of intelligence amongst celebrities--though not explicitly rejecting these phenomena--astrobiology is concerned with the basic questions of life: what is a living organism? Is it common, or likely, elsewhere in the universe? Is it worth trying to communicate across light years? Darling, an astronomer and science journalist, has a knack for explaining complexities and fine details that carry his prose forward where other authors have foundered; the reader is swept up in the enthusiasm of the researchers he describes. Writing of the astronomical search for signs of life far off in the galaxy, he captures the thrill of this work:
Their efforts will revolutionise astrobiology, more so perhaps than spacecraft parachuting down out of the orange sky of Titan or roving the rock-strewn deserts of Mars. The world-shaking headlines of the next 20 years will likely come from giant instruments, on the ground and in Earth orbit, gazing with far sight at the planetary systems of other stars.Since most research germane to the field has been done here on Earth, Darling explores such hot topics as heat vents and other geothermal mini-biomes, meteoritic dissection and of course SETI's radio telescope arrays. Mars, Venus and the moons of the outer planets are all major characters, and their stories will reinvigorate most readers' excitement about the prospects of having neighbours just down the cosmic street. Ending with a set of hypotheses and brief explorations of their ramifications if shown to be true, Life Everywhere is an outstanding and thought-provoking look at what could ultimately be the most world-shaking research ever conducted. --Rob Lightner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"A lucid and surprisingly accurate introduction to the field of astrobiology and a thoughtful response to the Rare Earth hypothesis." -- James R. Kasting, Penn State Astrobiology Research Center
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Must read... but beware...,
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This review is from: Life Everywhere: The New Science Of Astrobiology (Hardcover)
I would definitely recommend to buy and read this book, but beware... this book is very thought provocing! I have had a Christian (Catholic) education and although I have always been very interested in exact sciences, I never read a book before that challenges you to reconsider so fundamentally the origin of life. I bought this book from Amazon.com ZShops and even now, 6 weeks later, it is not yet completely finished because I needed time after every chapter to let sink down the information.This book very clearly explains what astrobiology is about and gives you lots of ideas to think about. I welcome other people that want to discuss the content of this book with me : send me an e-mail !
5.0 out of 5 stars
a great introduction to a fascinating subject,
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This review is from: Life Everywhere: The New Science Of Astrobiology (Hardcover)
Darling is a reader-friendly writer who introduces the subject of astrobiology with enthusiasm and clarity. He provides and excellent background of the work that led to this topic as a specialty in its own right, and charts the territories in which future developments are sure to occur. Darling is honest and sincere in his writing, which distinguishes him from certain other writers in the field who seek religious objectives by way of scientific sounding language. Darling's work is erudite and objective...and easy to read. Good work!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good,
By William N. Kilarjian (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Life Everywhere: The New Science Of Astrobiology (Hardcover)
A good introduction to astrobiology and very informative.
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