ET, Are You Out There?

Is there anybody out there? Are other intelligent life forms lurking in outer space - or are they already here?

This calm, intelligent and witty survey of the history of humankind's search for extraterrestrial life brilliantly outlines the historical, fictional, speculative and emerging scientific opinions on what alien life might be like.

The fast-moving narrative examines facts, dispels myths and focuses on the possibilities lurking in space. In a popular and easy-to-read style, the author uses current research to speculate what life is like on exoplanets (or extra-solar planets), how we might communicate with it, and what Earth might seem like to visitors.

List of chapters

• Introduction: Aliens, show yourself, please
• Chapter 1: Earthling follies
• Chapter 2: Martian mania
• Chapter 3: Our worlds
• Chapter 4: Other worlds
• Chapter 5: Life as we know it
• Chapter 6: A paradox to behold
• Chapter 7: Maybe the answer is in maths
• Chapter 8: Riddle and mysteries
• Chapter 9: How would inquisitive aliens find us?
• Chapter 10: Hypotheses: good, bad and mad
• Chapter 11: Hello ET!
• Chapter 12: Whispers from ET
• Chapter 13: Waiting for ultimate answers
• Chapter 14: ET in our history
• Chapter 15: Five fictional faces of ET