By Professor Paul Murdin
In the Foster Building Room FBLT2, on 11th April 2013 at 6pm.
The distinguished Professor Paul Murdin will discuss the possibility that life exists elsewhere in the Universe. This is the subject of his latest book “Are We Being Watched?” (Thames & Hudson). Professor Murdin will be presenting some of his conclusions on extraterrestrial life at the lecture. The scope of this subject is vast, ranging from modern theories of how life on Earth began to attempting to infer how life might develop on other planets different from our own. If we do eventually find extraterrestrial life, how might we communicate with aliens.
Paul Murdin has had a long and illustrious career. He discovered the first stellar black hole in our Galaxy, Cygnus X-1, in 1971. He has been Director of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh, President of the European Astronomical Society, Director of Science in the British National Space Centre and Treasurer of the Royal Astronomical Society. He has published over 150 scientific papers and is author of numerous books on astronomy, including “Secrets of the Universe”. He has avidly communicated astronomy to a general audience, including appearing in BBC television’s “Sky at Night” as well as many public lectures.
The lecture takes place April 11th in Foster Building Room FBLT2 starting at 6pm. All are welcome to attend.