Extraterrestrial Languages
$40.26
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
4 June 2024
Summary
The endlessly fascinating question of whether we are alone in the universe has always been accompanied by another, more complicated one—if there is extraterrestrial life, how would we communicate with it? In this book, Daniel Oberhaus leads readers on a quest for extraterrestrial communication. Exploring Earthlings’ various attempts to reach out to non-Earthlings over the centuries, he poses some not entirely answerable questions: If we send a message into space, will extraterrestrial beings …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262548649 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026254864X |
| Author: | Daniel Oberhaus |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 4 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm |
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Critics Review
“Extraterrestrial Languages is fascinating…a sober study of real—scientific, mathematical, artistic, and philosophical—efforts to enact this linguistic rendezvous.”
—4Columns
”…an engaging read…” —Science
“For any one curious about communicating with the unknown, then this is a fine book.” —ASTRONOMY NOW
About The Author
Daniel Oberhaus
Daniel Oberhaus is a science and technology journalist whose work has appeared in Wired, the Atlantic, Popular Mechanics, Slate, the Baffler, Nautilus, Vice, the Awl, and other publications.
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