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Life in the universe John Billingham, editor.
Detalles de publicación: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press 1982.Descripción: xix, 461 pISBN:- 0262520621 (pbk.)
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Life in the Universe documents the largest gathering to date of experts in the exciting new field of exobiology. In 29 chapters, the book explores the whole question of the nature and distribution of life in the universe--from the formation of planets to the origins of life on earth, the emergence of intelligence, and the future search for possible intelligence on other planets.
Proceedings of the Conference on Life in the Universe, held at NASA Ames Research Center, June 19-20, 1979.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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- Preface(p. ix)
- Conference Overview(p. xi)
- Introduction(p. xiii)
- Contributors(p. xvii)
- Three Eras of Cosmic Evolution(p. 1)
- I Origin of Life
- Introductory Comments(p. 19)
- Organic Chemical Evolution(p. 21)
- Sulfur: Fountainhead of Life in the Universe?(p. 47)
- Role of Interfacial Water and Water in Thin Films in the Origin of Life(p. 61)
- II Life-Supporting Environments
- Introductory Comments(p. 77)
- Atmospheres and Evolution(p. 79)
- Origin and Evolution of Continents and Oceans(p. 101)
- Climatic Stability(p. 111)
- Stellar Influences on the Emergence of Intelligent Life(p. 115)
- Planetary Orbits in Multiple Star Systems(p. 119)
- Constraints on Early Life by Earth's Accretional and Preaccretional Development(p. 125)
- Cosmic Conclusions from Climatic Models: Can They be Justified?(p. 127)
- Evolution of Oxygen and Ozone in Earth's Atmosphere(p. 149)
- Prospects for Detecting Other Planetary Systems(p. 163)
- Detecting Planets in Binary Systems with Speckle Interferometry(p. 177)
- Panel Discussion(p. 193)
- Summarized
- III Evolution of Complex Life in the Galaxy
- Introductory Comments(p. 209)
- Transfer RNA and the Origin of Protein Synthesis(p. 211)
- Emergence and Radiation of Multicellular Organisms(p. 229)
- Speculation on the Evolution of Intelligence in Multicellular Organisms(p. 259)
- Evolution of Technological Species(p. 277)
- Astrophysical Crises in the Evolution of Life in the Galaxy(p. 287)
- Biochemical Keys to the Emergence of Complex Life(p. 297)
- Gravity, Lignification, and Land Plant Evolution(p. 307)
- Evolution of Man and Its Implications for General Principles of the Evolution of Intelligent Life(p. 317)
- IV Detectability of Technological Civilizations
- Introductory Comments(p. 333)
- Identifiability of Suitable Stars(p. 335)
- Manifestations of Advanced Civilizations(p. 343)
- Search Strategies(p. 351)
- Eavesdropping Mode and Radio Leakage from Earth(p. 377)
- SETI - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Plans and Rationale(p. 391)
- V Reflections
- Reflections(p. 419)
- Glossary(p. 435)
- Index(p. 453)
Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics
John Billingham is Chief of the Extraterrestrial Research Division at NASA Ames Research Center.