CETI: Communication With Extra-Terrestial Intelligence

Introduction . . . 11 Section One -- The Search for Life . . . 15 . . 1. The Message . . . 17 . . 2. The Mind in Space . . . 27 . . 3. Calling All Stars . . . 34 . . 4. The Mystery of the Echoes . . . 42 . . 5. Is Someone Watching Us? . . . 49 Section Two -- The Crowded Universe . . . 53 . . 6. A Matter Of Life and Death . . . 55 . . 7. Genetic Scrabble . . . 62 . . 8. The Endless Permutations . . . 71 . . 9. The First Contact . . . 80 Section Three -- Journey to a Star . . . 89 . . 10. Project Daedulus . . . 91 . . 11. The Space Monster . . . 97 . . 12. The Brain . . . 102 . . 13. The Mission . . . 108 Section Four -- The Space Renaissance . . . 117 . . 14. Castles in Space . . . 119 . . 15. Doctor in Orbit . . . 123 . . 16. Let's All Go to the Moon . . . 128 . . 17. The Viking Invasion . . . 135 . . 18. The First Martians . . . 139 . . 19. New World for Old . . . 146 . . 20. The Sun God . . . 153 Section Five -- Exodus to Survival . . . 159 . . 21. The Doomsday Clock . . . 161 . . 22. Nuclear Free-for-all . . . 166 . . 23. The Overcrowded Womb . . . 174 Section Six -- Into the Unknown . . . 183 . . 24. Shortcuts to Eternity . . . 185 . . 25. White Rabbits from Black Holes . . . 193 . . 26. Can We Ignore UFOs? . . . 202 . . 27. The Bermuda Triangle Bunkum . . . 212 Conclusion . . . 223 . . 28. We Belong Out There . . . 225 Appendix . . . 233 Bibliography . . . 245 Index . . . 250