Becky Ferreira

First Contact (eBook, ePUB)

The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A narrative and visual exploration of humanity's age-old search for and fixation with extraterrestrials. First Contact explores the ancient idea-and epic quest to prove-that we are not alone in the universe. Presented in a heavily illustrated cabinet of curiosities format, the book explores our fascination with aliens from early history to present day, including chapters on alien conspiracy theories, aliens in science fiction, the actual science behind our search for aliens, and what happens if and when they come…or, if we are in fact descended from them. Each chapter is filled with bite-sized explainers and longer sections on meatier topics such as habitable zones, xenolinguistics, and UFO religions. Smaller topics include alien abductions, ancient astronauts, exodinosaurs, Project Cyclops, and the Great Moon Hoax.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Workman Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781523527779
• Artikelnr.: 72751456

Autorenporträt

Becky Ferreira is a science writer based in Ithaca, New York. She has bylines in The New York Times, Motherboard/VICE, WIRED, Popular Science, MIT Technology Review, and The Washington Post, among other publications. She has also appeared as an expert guest on the Science Channel and hosted the Motherboard video series "Space Show."

Inhaltsangabe

PROLOGUE: THE GREAT SEARCH
Humans have expected for tens of thousands of years that we are not alone
in the universe.
CHAPTER ONE: ANCIENT ALIENS
The debate over the existence of extraterrestrial life takes many twists
and turns throughout history.
CHAPTER TWO: WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
Astronomical advances in the twentieth century unveil an unexpectedly
silent universe.
CHAPTER THREE: POP CULTURE ALIENS
We haven’t found real aliens yet, but our countless fictional versions will
tide us over until we do.
CHAPTER FOUR: FLYING SAUCERS
As scientists look to find life in space, many people believe it is already
here on Earth.
CHAPTER FIVE: THE ALIEN NEXT DOOR
The search for life in our solar system includes many tantalizing nearby
worlds.
CHAPTER SIX: DEEP SPACE
The search for life beyond the solar system has been supercharged by
exoplanet discoveries and hunts for technosignatures.
CHAPTER SEVEN: CONTACT
Preparations for a post-detection future are in full swing.
CHAPTER EIGHT: NO CONTACT
What would it mean to humanity if we never found alien life?
CHAPTER NINE: WHEN WE BECOME THEM
If humans become a spacefaring diaspora, we may become the
extraterrestrials we seek.
AFTERWORD
Sources
Index
Acknowledgments
Photo Credits