Alien communication handbook : so we received a signal -- Now what?
McConnell, Brian S.
Alien communication handbook : so we received a signal -- Now what? - Cham : Springer, 2021 - x, 299 p. ; Ill., (some color), 24 cm - Astronomers' universe, 2197-6651 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Scientists have been searching for signals from extraterrestrial civilizations since Frank Drake's first radio survey in 1960. But what would actually happen if SETI's search succeeds? Is there any way we could even make sense of the signal we receive? Written by an expert in communication systems and translation technology, this book explores the science of interstellar communication. It explains how this process may unfold, how an ET communication link would work, the types of information it could convey and how professionals, amateurs and ordinary people like you would participate in the effort to understand what another civilization has to say. Along the way, the book introduces readers to many aspects of modern-day communication systems and computing. Featured as well are dozens of illustrations, photos and real-world examples, rounding out this compelling foray into the mechanics of interstellar communication.
9783030748449
Interstellar communication
Human-alien encounters
Technology, Sociological aspects
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Exobiology
Algorithmic communication systems
Bitmaps
Compression
CRISPR
DNA
Electromagnetic-radiation
Exoplanets
Fraquency modulation
Golden Records
Habitable zones
Inscribed matter
Lossy compression
NASA
Optical SETI
Phonemes
Prairie dogs
Rio Scale
Shannon-flip transition
Technosignatures
Extra terrestrial communication
522.682 / MCC
Alien communication handbook : so we received a signal -- Now what? - Cham : Springer, 2021 - x, 299 p. ; Ill., (some color), 24 cm - Astronomers' universe, 2197-6651 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Scientists have been searching for signals from extraterrestrial civilizations since Frank Drake's first radio survey in 1960. But what would actually happen if SETI's search succeeds? Is there any way we could even make sense of the signal we receive? Written by an expert in communication systems and translation technology, this book explores the science of interstellar communication. It explains how this process may unfold, how an ET communication link would work, the types of information it could convey and how professionals, amateurs and ordinary people like you would participate in the effort to understand what another civilization has to say. Along the way, the book introduces readers to many aspects of modern-day communication systems and computing. Featured as well are dozens of illustrations, photos and real-world examples, rounding out this compelling foray into the mechanics of interstellar communication.
9783030748449
Interstellar communication
Human-alien encounters
Technology, Sociological aspects
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Exobiology
Algorithmic communication systems
Bitmaps
Compression
CRISPR
DNA
Electromagnetic-radiation
Exoplanets
Fraquency modulation
Golden Records
Habitable zones
Inscribed matter
Lossy compression
NASA
Optical SETI
Phonemes
Prairie dogs
Rio Scale
Shannon-flip transition
Technosignatures
Extra terrestrial communication
522.682 / MCC