Search for Exteraterrestrial Intelligence: Listening for Life in the Cosmos

Thomas R. McDonough. John Wiley & Sons, $14.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-471-84683-3

PW praised this ""fascinating'' book that describes the scientific search for intelligent radio signals from outer space that has been underway worldwide since 1959. The author is coordinator of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project with the Planetary Society. Illustrated. (June)

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