Astrobiology, Discovery, and Societal Impact: 9 (Cambridge (New)

Astrobiology Discovery and Societal Impact\nby Steven J. Dick\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Steven J. Dick\nTitle: Astrobiology Discovery and Societal Impact\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Galaxies and stars\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2018\nISBN-13: 9781108426763\nISBN-10: 110842676X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe search for life in the universe, once the stuff of science fiction, is now a robust worldwide research program with a well-defined roadmap probing both scientific and societal issues. This volume examines the humanistic aspects of astrobiology, systematically discussing the approaches, critical issues, and implications of discovering life beyond Earth. What do the concepts of life and intelligence, culture and civilization, t.