Dr. Ben Bova Faint Echoes, Distant Stars: The Science & Politics Reviews

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Written on: 24/12/2003 by Harriet Klausner (18660 reviews written)

Faint Echoes, Distant Stars: The Science and Politics of Finding Life Beyond Earth
Dr. Ben Bova
Morrow, Mar 2004, $25.95, 352 pp.
ISBN: 038097519X

Noted author, Dr. Ben Bova evaluates the age old question of whether humanity is alone in this vast universe. Whether he looks back to Copernicus and earlier or to the SETI project, Dr. Bova provides insight into the past and present scientific wars, the religious dogma, and the political benefit/cost analysis skirmishes. The author uses planet... (read more)