Aliens inferred
Thesis: S.M. in Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, 2020
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| author | Petersen, Kate S. |
| author2 | Alan Lightman. |
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| description | Thesis: S.M. in Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, 2020 |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1289802021-01-11T20:02:19Z Aliens inferred Petersen, Kate S. Alan Lightman. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Comparative Media Studies. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing. MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing Comparative Media Studies. Graduate Program in Science Writing. Thesis: S.M. in Science Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, 2020 Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-15). The discovery of extraterrestrial (ET) life would be a revelation of scientific and cultural magnitude that rivals Darwin's theory of evolution and Copernicus's hypothesis that the Earth revolves around the Sun. But while conjecture about the existence of ET life predates industrialism, it is only within the past century or so that technology has developed to the point where humans can add empirical observations to centuries of wondering. With rapid advancements in biological, chemical, and technological science, discovering ET life could be within reach. However, investigations of other planetary environments are still on the edge of technological capability and researchers may need to rely on indirect signs of life to make a detection. These signs may be difficult to interpret. This thesis surveys some of the main techniques and technologies that researchers currently use or are developing to search for alien life. It also teases out some limitations and ambiguity inherent in contemporary data interpretation. by Kate S. Petersen. S.M. in Science Writing S.M.inScienceWriting Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing 2021-01-05T23:11:06Z 2021-01-05T23:11:06Z 2020 2020 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128980 1227040843 eng MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 15 pages ; application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| title | Aliens inferred |
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| title_short | Aliens inferred |
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| topic | Comparative Media Studies. Graduate Program in Science Writing. |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128980 |
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