Anglický jazyk

Reflections of a SETI Scientist

Vydavateľstvo: Red Thistle Publications
Rok vydania: 2022
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 229 x 152 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9798986876207

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O knihe

About the AuthorDr.Laurance R. Doyle, a Principal Investigator at the SETI Institute (Search forExtraterrestrial Intelligence) in Mountain View, CA, became interested inastronomy at age 6, when his Dad gave him a map of the Solar System with starsin the background, and told him the stars were other people's suns. Afterreceiving his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Astronomy at San Diego StateUniversity, Laurance earned his Ph.D. in Physics in 1987 at UniversitätHeidelberg. Laurance has authored over 100 scientific journal articles ontopics including extrasolar planet detection, animal communications and ancientAfrican astronomy. Lauranceprovided expert testimony to the United States Congress' Committee on Space,Science and Technology in 2013 on "Exoplanet Discoveries: Have We FoundOther Earths?" He has also lectured as a Visiting Professor at PrincipiaCollege in Elsah, Illinois, the University of California, Santa Cruz and theUniversity of Paris' Observatoire de Meudon in France on avariety of topics, including Bioastronomy, Quantum Physics and ExtrasolarPlanets. Laurancehas appeared on many educational science programs, including "Through theWormhole" with Morgan Freeman, "The Universe" with Michio Kakuand "Cosmic Odyssey" with William Shatner. He also coauthored andappeared on Richard Segay's "Humpback Whales and the Search for AlienIntelligence," which won the 2021 Webby Award for Science and Education. Atriplet, Laurance currently resides in northern California, where he enjoysreading, writing and expanding his vast and diverse library. He lives by themotto - "The Universe shows you what you're supposed to be doing by making youlove it!"