Is Anyone Out There?: The Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial IntelligenceAn absorbing history of Frank Drake's pioneer search for other civilizations in space, culminating in the NASA-backed SETI Microwave Observing Project--a worldwide effort to listen for extraterrestrial transmissions that began on October 12. (Delacorte) |
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