Intelligent Life in the Universe: Principles and Requirements Behind Its Emergence

by Peter Ulmschneider

Book Overview

This book examines the origins, development and fate of intelligent species in the observable part of our universe. It scrutinizes what kind of information about extraterrestrial intelligent life can be inferred from our own biological, cultural and scientific evolution and the likely future of mankind. There is emphasis on the geological conditions and consequences of life's conquest of land as the pre-condition for the emergence of life with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 354032836X
• ISBN13: 9783540328360
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"