Aliens - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781256810 ISBN 13 : 9781781256817

Editeur : Profile Books, 2016

Synopsis

Do Aliens Exist?


And if they do - what would they look like? Where would they live? Would they be conscious beings? And what would happen if they found us?


These are the biggest questions we've ever asked - and here, Professor Jim Al-Khalili, theoretical physicist and host of BBC Radio Four's The Life Scientific, blasts off in search of answers. Coming with him are Martin Rees, Ian Stewart, Louisa Preston, Monica Grady, Sara Seager, Paul Davies and a crack team of scientists and experts who've made it their life's work to discover the truth.


So get ready to visit the ice boulders and hydrocarbon lakes of Saturn's moon Titan, meet the tiny eight-legged critters that could survive in space, and learn about the neuroscience behind belief in alien abductions. Along the way, you'll enter the mind of an octopus, work out the probability of us finding an alien civilisation and discover whether quantum computing might hold the secret to life itself.


Lively, curious and filled with scientific insights fresh from the cutting edge of the Galaxy, Aliens is the perfect book for anyone who has ever looked up into the starry sky and wondered: are we alone?

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jim Al-Khalili OBE is an Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. He is currently Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey. He has hosted several BBC productions about science, including BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The ALIENS invasion is coming ... a new collection of writing from the best scientific thinkers in the galaxy.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

It's the biggest question we've ever faced, one that has fascinated generations of humans: do aliens exist? If they did, what would they look like? How would they think? And what would it mean for us if we found them?

Here, Professor Jim Al-Khalili blasts off in search of answers. Featuring twenty pieces by top scientists and experts in the field including Martin Rees, Ian Stewart and Adam Rutherford, Aliens covers every aspect of the subject, from alien consciousness to the neuroscience behind alien abductions. And along the way he'll cover science fiction, the probability of us finding extra-terrestrial life, and whether recently-discovered exoplanets might support life.

Engaging, authoritative and filled with scientific insights fresh from the far edges of the galaxy, Aliens is the perfect book for anyone who has ever looked up into the starry sky and wondered: are we alone?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Profile Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781256810
• ISBN 13: 9781781256817
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Al-Khalili Jim
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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