Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

by Sarah Scoles

Book Overview

For anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered, "Are we alone?"  A brilliant examination of the science behind the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and its pioneer, Jill Tarter, the inspiration for the main character in Carl Sagan's Contact.

Jill Tarter is a pioneer, an innovator, an adventurer, and a controversial force. At a time when women weren’t encouraged to do much outside the home, Tarter ventured...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681774410
• ISBN13: 9781681774411
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"