Chandra Wickramasinghe, Ph.D., is the director of the Centre for Astrobiology at the University of Buckingham. A professor of applied mathematics and astronomy, he has taught at the University College Cardiff and the University of Cambridge. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Astrobiology and Outreach and lives in Cardiff, Wales.
PROLOGUE
Our Inalienable Link to the Cosmos
CHAPTER 1
Genesis of a Theory
CHAPTER 2
The Deepest Questions
CHAPTER 3
A Cosmic Creator?
CHAPTER 4
The Nature of Consciousness
CHAPTER 5
Viral Footprints in the Evolution to Homo sapiens sapiens
CHAPTER 6
Unbridled Greed--A Cosmic Imperative?
CHAPTER 7
Lessons from the Copernican Revolution
CHAPTER 8
East Is East and West Is West
CHAPTER 9
The Threat of Cometary Missiles
CHAPTER 10
A Historical Context
CHAPTER 11
So What if We Came from Space?
CHAPTER 12
The World of 2100
EPILOGUE
The New Cosmic Worldview
Bibliography
Index