The Quest for Mars: NASA scientists and Their Search for Life Beyond Earth

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Quest for Mars: NASA scientists and Their Search for Life Beyond Earth
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Laurence Bergreen
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePopular science
Solar system
ISBN/Barcode 9780006531340
ClassificationsDewey:629.455300973
Audience
General
Illustrations 15 b/w, 15 col illus, Index

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint Voyager
Publication Date 3 September 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

"Ever since I was a small child, I've believed there was life out there. When I look at the magnitude of the universe, with its billions of stars, I believe that if life developed here on Earth, it must have developed elsewhere. We simply can't be unique. I really don't think we're the most intelligent life forms in the universe, but that's just my gut feeling", Dr Claire Parkinson, NASA scientist. Of all the planets, Mars has exerted the most powerful allure over the human intellect and imagination. Generations of astronomers have expected to find clues to the origin and destiny of Earth and its inhabitants concealed amid the red storms sweeping across the surface of Mars. Today, public interest in the Mars mission is sky-high; the exploits of the tiny Mars Rover "Sojourner" in the summer of 1997 excited the greatest curiosity in a space mission in a generation. Is there life on Mars? If not, why not? These questions have gripped mankind throughout the twentieth century. In the shadow of the new millennium, The Genesis Question seeks the definitive answers from the scientists participating in the race to discover life on the Red Planet.

Author Biography

Laurence Bergreen is the author of the highly acclaimed biographies Capone: The Man and his Era, As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin, James Agee: A Life and Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life.