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Life as We Do Not Know It

The NASA Search for (and Synthesis of) Alien Life

By Peter Ward

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Peter Ward is a distinguished professor, scientist, and author whose earlier book Rare Earth, with its dim view of the possibilities of complex life beyond our planet, created a rift in the science community so controversial he was featured on the front page of The New York Times. WContinue

Peter Ward is a distinguished professor, scientist, and author whose earlier book Rare Earth, with its dim view of the possibilities of complex life beyond our planet, created a rift in the science community so controversial he was featured on the front page of The New York Times. With Life as We Do Not Know It, Ward again challenges our notions of extraterrestrial life with a significantly revised look at life in the universe and a novel hypothesis about the origins of life on Earth.

A principal investigator for the NASA Astrobiology Institute, which funds a program to study "life as we do not know it"—investigating the possibility of life on other planets or, more controversial, creating non-DNA life in the laboratory—Peter Ward presents the latest data on the range of life that are scientifically possible on Earth and beyond. Authoritative and eye opening, Life as We Do Not Know It is sure to provoke wonder and heated debate among both professional researchers and lay readers alike.

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    I have to say that it is one of the most interesting scientific book I have ever read. Because it analyses one of the fundamental question, how life originated, not only on earth but also elsewhere. Because Peter Ward's style is clear and thorough at the same time. Because it can be considered a sci ... (continue)

    I have to say that it is one of the most interesting scientific book I have ever read. Because it analyses one of the fundamental question, how life originated, not only on earth but also elsewhere. Because Peter Ward's style is clear and thorough at the same time. Because it can be considered a scientific article, since Peter develop and propose new theories in this book.

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 320 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0670034584
  • ISBN-13: 9780670034581
  • Publisher: Viking Adult
  • Pub date: Nov 03, 2005
  • Dimensions: 1484 mm x 1032 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Paperback
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