The Drake Equation

Author : Christopher Edge
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781524713645

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The Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge Pdf

From the author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright comes another cutting-edge cosmic space adventure for anyone who's ever looked up at the stars and wondered about the universe. How amazing would it be to have a dad who's an astronaut? To see him go on rocket launches, live in zero gravity, and fly through space like a superhero? Jamie Drake knows. His dad is orbiting Earth in the International Space Station. Jamie thinks it's cool, and he's proud of his dad, but he also really misses him. Hanging out at the local observatory one day, Jamie is surprised when he picks up a strange signal on his phone. Could it be aliens? Are they closer to our planet than anyone realizes? With his dad in space, Jamie feels he has no choice but to investigate on his own. But when something goes wrong with his dad's mission, Jamie is reminded that space is a dangerous place. He decides it's time to prove that he's a hero too. The Jamie Drake Equation is about the wonders of space, the courage of astronauts, and the lengths to which we will go to protect the ones we love. "Thrilling, smart and surprisingly poignant . . . will leave young readers with a hunger to know more about the universe and our planet's place it it. --BookPage

Author : Douglas A. Vakoch,Matthew F. Dowd
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781107073654

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The Drake Equation by Douglas A. Vakoch,Matthew F. Dowd Pdf

Leading scientists and historians explore the equation that guides modern astrobiology's search for life beyond Earth.

Author : Bart King
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781484725771

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The Drake Equation by Bart King Pdf

Noah Grow is a bird-watcher. If you're picturing some kid in a big floppy hat, peering up into trees through giant binoculars . . . well, good job. That's exactly what he does. Right now, Noah is on a quest to find a wood duck. According to his calculations, aka the Drake Equation, the odds are good-really good-for spotting one. That's why he gets off the bus at the wrong stop. And that's how he ends up running down a hill, crashing into a fence, and landing right next to a strange, glittery disk. Noah and his best friends, Jason and Jenny, soon discover that the mysterious disk is, well, mysterious. It gives Noah peculiar powers. As things go from odd to outrageous, Noah is swept up in a storm of intergalactic intrigue and middle-school mayhem. There's much more at stake than Noah realizes. Bart King delivers a hilarious sci-fi adventure with just the right mix of heart and humor that will have readers looking out for birds-and strange alien objects.

Author : PAUL. PHELPS KRANZLER (ANDREW.),Alard von Kittlitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 300058059X

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The Drake Equation by PAUL. PHELPS KRANZLER (ANDREW.),Alard von Kittlitz Pdf

Es gibt keine Handys, und weder TV- noch Radiosendungen werden ausgestrahlt: Die National Radio Quiet Zone im US-Bundesstaat West Virginia wurde in den 50er Jahren von Wissenschaftlern eingegrenzt; seither forschen sie dort nach Spuren außerirdischen Lebens. Ein Ort, an dem sich Menschen begegnen, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Ein Ort, an dem Wissenschaftler auf Siedler und Bärenjäger treffen. Und an den sich in den vergangenen Jahren vermehrt Leute flüchten, die elektromagnetische Felder als Krankmacher fürchten. Im Jahr 2015 verbrachten die Fotografen Paul Kranzler (Österreich) und Andrew Phelps (Österreich/USA) viele Wochen in der Umgebung der kleinen Stadt Green Bank und des Green Bank Observatory, um diese einzigartige Gemeinschaft von Forschern, Elektrosensiblen und einheimischen Familien zu dokumentieren. Das daraus entstandene Buch THE DRAKE EQUATION zeigt eine naturbelassene Landschaft, durchsetzt von grotesk anmutenden, riesigen Teleskopen. Und es zeigt Menschen, in deren Körpern und Haltungen sich das Leben im Green Bank?Pocahontas± Valley spiegelt.?Ich denke, dass es bei der fotografischen Arbeit, die Sie jetzt in Ihren Händen halten, um viele Dinge geht, um Zeit und Wissenschaft und Technik und Natur, für mich jedoch ist es im Wesentlichen eine Arbeit über Amerika±, schreibt der Journalist Alard von Kittlitz in seinem begleitenden Text.

Author : Claudio Maccone
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642274374

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Mathematical SETI by Claudio Maccone Pdf

This book introduces the Statistical Drake Equation where, from a simple product of seven positive numbers, the Drake Equation is turned into the product of seven positive random variables. The mathematical consequences of this transformation are demonstrated and it is proven that the new random variable N for the number of communicating civilizations in the Galaxy must follow the lognormal probability distribution when the number of factors in the Drake equation is allowed to increase at will. Mathematical SETI also studies the proposed FOCAL (Fast Outgoing Cyclopean Astronomical Lens) space mission to the nearest Sun Focal Sphere at 550 AU and describes its consequences for future interstellar precursor missions and truly interstellar missions. In addition the author shows how SETI signal processing may be dramatically improved by use of the Karhunen-Loève Transform (KLT) rather than Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). Finally, he describes the efforts made to persuade the United Nations to make the central part of the Moon Far Side a UN-protected zone, in order to preserve the unique radio-noise-free environment for future scientific use.

Author : David McCandless
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780007294664

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Information is Beautiful by David McCandless Pdf

Miscellaneous facts and ideas are interconnected and represented in a visual format, a "visual miscellaneum," which represents "a series of experiments in making information approachable and beautiful" -- from p.007

Author : Cixin Liu
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466853430

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The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu Pdf

The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama • “Provocative.”—Slate • “A breakthrough book.”—George R. R. Martin • “Impossible to put down.”—GQ • “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”—NPR • “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”—The Washington Post The Dark Forest is the second novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead. The Three-Body Problem Series The Three-Body Problem The Dark Forest Death's End Other Books by Cixin Liu Ball Lightning Supernova Era To Hold Up the Sky The Wandering Earth A View from the Stars At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Claudio Maccone
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 878 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030519315

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Evo-SETI by Claudio Maccone Pdf

This book offers a vision of how evolutionary life processes can be modelled. It presents a mathematical description that can be used not only for the full evolution of life on Earth from RNA to modern human societies, but also the possible evolution of life on exoplanets, thus leading to SETI, the current Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence. The main premise underlying this mathematical theory is that the Geometric Brownian Motion (GBM) can be applied as a key stochastic process to model the evolution of life. In the resulting Evo-SETI Theory, the life of any living thing (a cell, an animal, a human, a civilization of humans, or even an ET civilization) is represented by a b-lognormal, i.e., a lognormal probability density function starting at a precise instant (b, birth) then increasing up to a peak time, then decreasing to senility time and then continuing as a straight line down to the time of death. Using this theory, Claudio Maccone arrives at remarkable hypotheses on the development of life and civilizations, the possibility of extraterrestrial life, and when computers will take over the reins from us humans (Singularity). The book develops the mathematical Evo-SETI Theory by integrating a set of articles that the author has published in various journals on Astrobiology and Astronautical Research.

Author : Nick Strobel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 0078042712

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Astronomy Notes by Nick Strobel Pdf

Author : Peter D. Ward,Donald Brownlee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387218489

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Rare Earth by Peter D. Ward,Donald Brownlee Pdf

What determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all? Questions such as these are investigated in this groundbreaking book. In doing so, the authors synthesize information from astronomy, biology, and paleontology, and apply it to what we know about the rise of life on Earth and to what could possibly happen elsewhere in the universe. Everyone who has been thrilled by the recent discoveries of extrasolar planets and the indications of life on Mars and the Jovian moon Europa will be fascinated by Rare Earth, and its implications for those who look to the heavens for companionship.

Author : Frank D. Drake,Dava Sobel
Publisher : Delta
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Astronomers
ISBN : 0385311222

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Is Anyone Out There? by Frank D. Drake,Dava Sobel Pdf

The leader of NASA's controversial multimillion-dollar transglobal search for signs of extraterrestrial life pulls fact from fiction in this accessible and entertaining book. Essential reading for anyone concerned with the stirring prospect that We are not alone'.--Carl Sagan. Illustrations. 16-page photo insert.

Author : Ken Everett
Publisher : Ken Everett
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781005023980

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The Drake Equation by Ken Everett Pdf

The scope of daring concepts, and sweeping adventures that tested the skills of the brilliant team of Astroguardans Drake, Ford, and Barrett. They fight for the freedom and safety of the planet. and the entire solar system. as they go up againt the very forces that are tryin to end it. Less The famous scientific trio of Drake, Ford, and Barrett, challenged by the most ruthless aliens in all the universes, blasted off on an intergalactic search for defenses against the invaders of Earth and all her allies. World after world was visited, secret after secret unleashed, and turned to mighty weapons of intense force—and still the enemy seemed to grow in power and ferocity. Mighty battles between huge space armadas were but skirmishes in the galactic war, as the invincible aliens savagely advanced and the Earth team hurled bolt after bolt of pure ravening energy—until it appeared that the universe itself might end in one final flare of furious torrential power. As Earth's faster-than-light spaceship hung in the void between galaxies, Drake, Ford, and Barrett could see below them, like a vast shining horizon, the mass of stars that formed their own island universe. Whatever the problem, no matter how threatening the alien menace, the dynamic trio rise to the occasion!

Author : E. Walter Maunder
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752439397

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Are the Planets Inhabited? by E. Walter Maunder Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Are the Planets Inhabited? by E. Walter Maunder

Author : Christopher Edge
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781524713584

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The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge Pdf

Fun science meets humor and heart in this adventure about a boy who is searching for his mother . . . in a parallel universe. Stephen Albie Bright leads a happy, normal life. Well, as normal as it gets with two astrophysicist parents who named their son after their favorite scientists, Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. But then Albie’s mother dies of cancer, and his world is shattered. When his father explains that she might be alive in a parallel universe, Albie knows he has to find her. So, armed with a box, a laptop, and a banana, Albie sets out to do just that. Of course, when you’re universe-hopping for the very first time, it’s difficult to find the one you want. As Albie searches, he discovers some pretty big surprises about himself and our universe(s), and stumbles upon the answers to life’s most challenging questions. A poignant, funny, and heartwarming adventure, this extraordinary novel is for anyone who has ever been curious. Praise for The Many Worlds of Albie Bright: “A big book with a big brain, big laughs, and a big, big heart.” —FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE, New York Times bestselling author of Millions and Cosmic “Hilarious and full of heart.” —PIERS TORDAY, author of The Last Wild “I’d love this book in all the worlds. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, heartstopping. Amazing.” —HOLLY SMALE, author of the award-winning Geek Girl series “Heartwarming.” —The Guardian “Proves the theory that novels about science can be enormous fun.” —The Times Children’s Book of the Week (UK) “Moving, and exploding with scientific ideas and wonder.” —The Herald (UK)

Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307792303

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Extraterrestrial Civilizations by Isaac Asimov Pdf

Isaac Asimov concludes that we are not alone! Using the most up-to-date astronomical research as the backdrop for speculation, Asimov confronts the possibilities of other-worldly life head-on in Extraterrestrial Civilizations. In what will surely become one of the most provocative books ever written on the possibilities of life elsewhere in the universe, the incomparable Isaac Asimov provides chilling, hopeful, and exciting new insights. Here is astounding speculation about where the next giant step for mankind will take us. . . . Praise for Extraterrestrial Civilizations “[Isaac] Asimov holds our attention as he builds a meticulous case. We are not alone. It’s just a matter of time until we know for sure.”—Miami Herald "Intriguing"—Publishers Weekly