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Why Aren't They Here: The Question of Life on Other Worlds

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The historical, fictional, speculative and emerging scientific opinions on alien life forms are covered in this fascinating book. Surendra Verma dispels the myths and uses current scientific research to consider what life might be like on other planets, how we might communicate with it and what Earth might seem like to visitors. Why Aren't They Here speculate on what really might be out there ...

240 pages, Hardcover

First published March 31, 2004

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Surendra Verma

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शिक्षा: भाषाविज्ञान में एम.ए.।

प्रकाशित कृतियाँ:

उपन्यास: अँधेरे से परे, मुझे चाँद चाहिए, दो मुर्दांे के लिए गुलदस्ता।

कहानी-संग्रह: प्यार की बातें, कितना सुन्दर जोड़ा।

व्यंग्य-संग्रह: जहाँ बारिश नहीं।

नाटक: तीन नाटक, सूर्य की अन्तिम किरण से सूर्य की पहली किरण तक, आठवाँ सर्ग, छोटे सैयद बड़े सैयद, शकुन्तला की अँगूठी, एक दूनी एक, कश्ैद-ए-हयात तथा नींद क्यों रात-भर नहीं आती।

सम्मान: केन्द्रीय संगीत नाटक अकादेमी, साहित्य अकादेमी तथा भारतीय भाषा परिषद द्वारा।

सम्प्रति: स्वतंत्र लेखन।

सम्पर्क: 631, शान्तिवन, न्यू लिंक रोड, अँधेरी (प.), मुम्बई-400088

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April 17, 2012
A very good history of the human concept of the Universe and what lives there. More current information on what the world view is of UFO's and whether there are other intellegent beings in the Universe and whether they've been here to visit us. Easy to read.
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January 4, 2013
A nice introduction to issues of extraterrestrial life and intelligence; science and philosophical issues
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