Where Did We Come From? : Life of an Astrobiologist, Paperback

by Kamala Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe

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Where Did We Come From? : Life of an Astrobiologist, Paperback by Wickramasinghe, Chandra; Wickramasinghe, Kamala (EDT), ISBN 9814641405, ISBN-13 9789814641401, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This is a traditional story-of-my-life autobiography, written by an astronomer. It will be of interest to readers interested in the author, and readers interested in the history of 20th century astronomy. Th documents the author's childhood and education, as well as his adult life. He was a long-time collaborator with famous astronomer Fred Hoyle on panspermia (the theory that life is widely distributed in space, seeded by the presence of spaceborne amino acids) and a founder of astrobiology, the study of life in space. Th will also be interesting to readers seeking an account of Western science by a non-Western scientist, as the author is a British-educated Sri Lankan with a background in Buddhist ideas. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()

• Publisher: World Industries Scientific Publishing Co Pte LTD
• Year: 2015
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9789814641401
• Condition: Fine

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