The Alien Perspective

A New View of Humanity and the Cosmos

David Whitehouse

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29 November 2022

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods

A journey through the evolving cosmos, considering how human survival will depend on otherworldly perspectives.

In David Whitehouse's most ambitious book to date he explores how human evolution has been intertwined with the workings of the cosmos from the very beginning, and what the far-distant future may hold, both for the universe and for ourselves.

Given enough time, Whitehouse contends, we must communicate with intelligent aliens whose divergent perspective will transform our understanding of the universe. First contact may even come sooner than we think. We have already transmitted signals towards promising exoplanets. If, say, Gliese 581d harbours life, the return signal could reach us in 2051.

Drawing the thread of human consciousness from the cave to the cosmos, the acclaimed author of Apollo 11: The Inside Story charts our future journey to the end of space and time, and considers whether something of humanity could remain at the end of it all.

AUTHOR: David Whitehouse is a former BBC science correspondent and science editor, and the author of several books, including most recently Apollo 11: The Inside Story and Space 2069. He has written for publications including New Scientist, Focus and The Times.

By: David Whitehouse
Imprint: Icon Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 405g
ISBN: 9781785787492
ISBN 10: 1785787497
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 29 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

David Whitehouse is a former BBC science correspondent and science editor, and the author of several books, including most recently Apollo 11: The Inside Story and Space 2069. He has written for publications including New Scientist, Focus and The Times.

Reviews for The Alien Perspective: A New View of Humanity and the Cosmos

Often-complex ideas are explained with clarity and precision, but this is clearly a passion project for the author, and the book soars where he deploys more poetic language, as when musing on the deeper themes that arise from his central question. ... If you've ever looked up at the sky and pondered on the big questions of life in the Universe, this is essential reading. * BBC Sky at Night magazine *