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in History, Impact on Human Consciousness, Life is a Cosmic Phenomenon 2018-6-4 : Cosmic Biology in Perspective
Abstract A series of astronomical observations obtained over the period 1986 to 2018 supports the idea that life is a cosmic rather than a purely terrestrial or planetary phenomenon. These include (1) the detection of biologically relevant molecules in interstellar clouds and in comets, (2) mid-infrared spectra of inter-stellar grains and the dust from comets, (3) a...
in BLOG, Chandra Wickramasinghe's BLOG, History 2018-7-26: LIFE IS A COSMIC PHENOMENON: AN IMMINENT PARADIGM SHIFT OF MOMENTOUS SIGNIFICANCE
The first proposal of life being a cosmic phenomenon was made nearly 4 decades ago by myself, Chandra Wickramasinghe, and the late Sir Fred Hoyle. As might have been expected the idea was controversial and bitterly contested at the time. However, in the intervening years a raft of evidence from astronomy, biology, and geology have...
Ada Derana Sri Lankan of the Year 2017, felicitating outstanding individuals and groups of the island nation, was held for the second consecutive year at the Hilton Hotel in Colombo on Wednesday September 27, 2017. Fourteen awards in total were presented to a range of individuals from a range of fields and professions. 2017 Winners:...
in BLOG, Chandra Wickramasinghe's BLOG, Evidence, Fred Hoyle, History, History, Hypothesis, Impact on Human Consciousness, Life is a Cosmic Phenomenon, Panspermia 2017-7-1 : Sky At Night Asks “Did Life Come From Space” – Again after 40 years
It was 11 October 1978, 40 years ago next year, that Patrick Moore interviewed Sir Fred Hoyle and Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe on the hypothesis that “Life is a Cosmic Phenomenon”. Since that time experiment after experiment, have accumulated evidence consistent with the hypothesis; and today in 2017, Panspermia remains the “best” model for life in...
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