| Literature DB >> 17780673 |
Abstract
If extraterrestrial intelligent beings exist and have reached a high level of technical development, one by-product of their energy metabolism is likely to be the large-scale conversion of starlight into far-infrared radiation. It is proposed that a search for sources of infrared radiation should accompany the recently initiated search for interstellar radio communications.Year: 1960 PMID: 17780673 DOI: 10.1126/science.131.3414.1667
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728