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McDonough, Thomas R. was born on October 4, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Redmond Augustus and Sophie Theresa (Stankewich) McDonough.
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This is an Authors Guild/BIP title. Please use Authors Guild/BIP specs.Text for author bio box:Please use author's bio.Text for book description box:A dying man's message sends interstellar explorers on a search for a lost alien civilization."A splendid book. McDonough has created the most mind-boggling artifact since EON." Arthur C. Clarke"McDonough's imagination is as daring as they come."Locus"The imagination and scientific know-how of Clarke. I loved it."The Midwest Book Review"High adventure in the classic SF tradition."Science Fiction Chronicle"A feast of scientific imagination."David Brin"A wild interstellar romp."Charles SheffieldAuthor's photo courtesy of Cynthia Kumagawa, The PlanetarySocietyText for credit box:Cover: derived from Hubble Space Telescope image of Eagle Nebula, courtesy of Jeff Hester (Arizona State University). Original image created with support to AURA/STSCI from NASA contract NAS5-26555.
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Within the infinite universe there exists the infinite possibility that we are not alone. Since 1959, scientists engaged in the SETI effort (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) have been quietly searching the cosmos for evidence of intelligent life--a discovery, that, if made, will be the most dramatic event in human history. And it's getting harder to detect signals from space--the very technology that makes it possible to detect other civilizations is now clogging the skies with radio pollution from ground-based radio transmitters, spy satellites, and communications satellites. In this intriguing behind-the-scenes view of the search for ET, McDonough reveals recent scientific advances and controversies, battles with the government to get various projects funded, and international projects--particularly those of the Soviets. He also provides an entertaining look at Alien in literature and popular culture, as well some exciting speculation for the future.
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McDonough, Thomas R. was born on October 4, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Redmond Augustus and Sophie Theresa (Stankewich) McDonough.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics, Cornell Univercity, 1973.
Research associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1974-1975; National Academy Sciences research associate, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1976-1977; lecturer in engineering, California Technology Institute, Pasadena, since 1979. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1978-1981. Coordinator Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, The Planetary Society, since 1981.
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Fellow British Interplanetary Society. Member American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, International Astronomical Union (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Commission since 1982), Mensa.