| Book Review: The Living Universe |
Summary - (Dec 10,
2004) Some people sit in the tub, yell "Eureka", and come up with
a brand new view of matter. Others can be riding a trolley home and at the
sight of a clock initiate a whole new concept of time. Yet another more
pedantic method is to follow government procedures to resolve riddles.
Steven Dick and James Strick in their book, The
Living Universe - NASA and the development of Astrobiology, narrate
how this occurred for the new academic field of astrobiology. Though
perhaps not as film-worthy as instantaneous flashes, the four decades of
meetings, workshops and programs described therein show that this distinct
academic area had an eventful and exciting coming of
age.
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