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    Title
    The Science of Aliens
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Clifford A. Pickover
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 240
    Width: 127 mm
    Height: 204 mm
    Thickness: 15 mm
    Weight: 500 g
    Audience
    College/higher education
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9780465073153
    ISBN 10: 0465073158
    Classifications
    Dewey: 576.839
    BICMainSubject: PDZ
    Dewey: 001.9
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T8.0
    BICMainSubject: VXQB
    BISAC category code: OCC025000
    Edition
    New edition
    Edition statement
    New edition
    Illustrations note
    illustrations
    Publisher
    The Perseus Books Group
    Imprint name
    BASIC BOOKS
    Publication date
    26 November 1999
    Publication City/Country
    New York/US
    Main description
    If extraterrestrials ever landed on Earth, they would find us extremely strange. Their first intimation of our existence might well be a Super Bowl broadcast or a stray transmission from the Playboy channel. But, of course, they might seem equally strange to us. How strange? Their senses could be entirely different from ours—they might see in the infrared or “hear” radio waves.What would aliens look like? An intelligent octopus-like creature is certainly plausible. What about odd numbers of limbs—a three-legged alien with three arms and three eyes? What about an entire planet of immobile, silicon-based “trees” that communicate with each other via electrical signals?The Science of Aliens gets weirder still. Could a giant interstellar cloud be “alive” and intelligent? Could creatures live at extremely high pressures and temperatures? And which of these many possibilities would be similar enough to us that they could communicate with them, or they with us? Would they have any interest in abducting us? Would they want to have sex with us?In classic Pickover style, here is speculation at the far edge of knowledge—and beyond.
    Biographical note
    Clifford T. Pickover is on the research staff of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. He is a regular columnist for "Discover "Magazine and an associate editor for the magazines "Computers and Graphics, Computers and Physics, Odyssey, "and "Theta. "His many previous books include "Mazes for the Mind; Keys to Infinity; Computers and the Imagination; Can You Escape?; Black Holes: A Traveler's Guide; "and "The Alien IQ Test."
    Table of contents
    * Introduction * What Aliens Look Like * Alien Senses * Life at the Edge * Weirder Worlds * Origin of Alien Life * Alien Sex * Communication * Alien Travel * Alien Abduction * Conclusion