Science, Seti, and Mathematics / / Carl L. DeVito.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: DeVito, Carl L.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Chapter 1 Where Are We? --; Chapter 2 Naïve Questions --; Chapter 3 Are We Special? --; Chapter 4 Stories—Part One --; Chapter 5 Measuring Our Solar Neighborhood --; Chapter 6 The Scotsman --; Chapter 7 The Birth of SETI --; Chapter 8 The Conference at Green Bank --; Chapter 9 Stories—Part Two --; Chapter 10 Talking to E.T --; Chapter 11 Languages --; Chapter 12 Paradoxes --; Chapter 13 The Universal Science --; Chapter 14 The Special Theory of Relativity --; Chapter 15 The General Theory of Relativity --; Chapter 16 The University of Colorado Study --; Chapter 17 Surprise! --; Chapter 18 Epilogue --; Appendix I Infinite Sets --; Appendix II Mars --; Appendix III The DeVito–Oehrle Language --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781782380702; 9783110998283
• DOI: 10.1515/9781782380702
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Carl L. DeVito.

Mathematics is as much a part of our humanity as music and art. And it is our mathematics that might be understandable, even familiar, to a distant race and might provide the basis for mutual communication. This book discusses, in a conversational way, the role of mathematics in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The author explores the science behind that search, its history, and the many questions associated with it, including those regarding the nature of language and the philosophical/psychological motivation behind this search.