This is a fascinating history of the debate over the question of extraterrestrial life from Classical
Greece to the mid-eighteenth century. Using many primary and secondary sources, this …

Steven J. Dick & James E. Strick, The Living Universe: Nasa and the Development of
Astrobiology - PhilPapers … Michael J. Crowe - 2005 - Journal of the History of Biology 38 (2):387-387. …

… The concept of ‘interstellar humanity’ (Dick 2000b) remains valid if we expand our definition
of ‘humanity’ to our artificial progeny, Moravec’s ‘mind children’. As for the present, on the …

The search for life in the Universe, once the domain of science fiction, is now a robust
research program with a well-defined roadmap, from studying the extremes of life on Earth to …

… Covering a broad range of topics, including the search for life in the solar system, the
origins of life, UFOs, and aliens in science fiction, Steven J. Dick shows how the concept of …

In this chapter we provide an overview of the extraterrestrial life debate since 1900, drawing
largely on the major histories of the subject during this period, The Biological Universe (Dick …

As one of the oldest scientific institutions in the United States, the US Naval Observatory has
a rich and colourful history. This volume is, first and foremost, a story of the relations …

Since the dawn of spaceflight, advocates of a robust space effort have argued that human
activity beyond Earth makes a significant difference in everyday life. Assertions abound about …

… Ranging from Galileo's observation of Jupiter's satellites, Saturn's rings, and star clusters,
to Herschel's nebulae and the modern discovery of quasars and pulsars, Steven J. Dick's …

… Steven J. Dick argues that given recent scientific findings, the discovery of life in some form
beyond Earth is likely and so we need to study the possible impacts of such a discovery and …