Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-206) and index
The biggest discovery of them all -- Really extreme life -- What makes something alive? -- The spark of life -- On the trail of life on Mars -- Three eurekas on hold -- Planet-hunting -- Life and the laws of physics -- Far-flung intelligent worlds -- The day after first contact
Kaufman details the incredible true story of science's search for the beginnings of life on Earth and the probability that it exists elsewhere in the universe