Life in the Universe (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134089089
Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Seth Shostak
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 20TYU
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Whether “No advanced society would ever construct a beacon transmitter,because it would inevitably attract attention and might be dangerous. Similarly, we should not make deliberate transmissionsto the stars” seems plausible.
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