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Life beyond earth and the mind of man.
- Format:
- Government document
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Life on other planets.
- Genre:
- Panel discussions.
- Nonfiction films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (26 min., 45 sec.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : National Archives and Records Administration, [2006]
- Summary:
- This film is an edited version of a symposium held at Boston University on November 20, 1972 that explores the implications of the possible existence of extraterrestrial life within the galaxy and the universe. The panel members were Dr. Richard Berendzen, astronomy professor and historian of science at Boston University; Dr. Ashley Montagu, anthropologist, social biologist and author at Rutgers University; Dr. Philip Morrison, physicist educator and philosopher of science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Dr. Carl Sagan, astronomer and exobiologist at Cornell University; Dr. Krister Stendahl, clergyman and theologian at Harvard University; and Dr. George Wald, biologist at Harvard University.
- Notes:
- Digital video created in 2006? from a 1975 motion picture.
- Title from title screen (viewed May 4, 2006).
- Created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- OCLC:
- 68194191
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