Light of the Stars
Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth
Published on 12. June 2018
272 pages
978-0-393-60902-8 (ISBN)
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Winner of the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science "A valuable perspective on the most important problem of our time." —Adam Becker, NPR
Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity's coming of age as we realize we might not be alone in this universe. Astrophysicist Adam Frank traces the question of alien life from the ancient Greeks to modern thinkers, and he demonstrates that recognizing the possibility of its existence might be the key to save us from climate change. With clarity and conviction, Light of the Stars asks the consequential question: What can the likely presence of life on other planets tell us about our own fate?
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Adam Frank is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester. He is a co-founder of NPR's 13.7: Cosmos and Culture blog and an on-air commentator for All Things Considered. He also served as the science consultant for Marvel Studio's Dr. Strange. He lives in Rochester, New York.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction: The Project and the Planet
- Chapter 1: The Alien Equation
- Chapter 2: What the Robot Ambassadors Say
- Chapter 3: The Masks of Earth
- Chapter 4: Worlds Beyond Measure
- Chapter 5: The Final Factor
- Chapter 6: The Awakened Worlds
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Illustration Credits
- Index
- Copyright
