Life Beyond Earth and the Mind of Man 1975

A symposium from renowned experts, including Carl Sagan, on extraterrestrial life. More footage on space, and nearly every other subject, is available in the moving picture holdings of the National Archives. Just a sampling of our holdings is on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/usnationalarchives

SUMMARY
This film is an edited version of a symposium held at Boston University on November 20, 1972 that explores the implications of the possible existence of extraterrestrial life within the galaxy and the universe. The panel members were Dr. Richard Berendzen, astronomy professor and historian of science at Boston University; Dr. Ashley Montagu, anthropologist, social biologist and author at Rutgers University; Dr. Philip Morrison, physicist educator and philosopher of science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Dr. Carl Sagan, astronomer and exobiologist at Cornell University; Dr. Krister Stendahl, clergyman and theologian at Harvard University; and Dr. George Wald, biologist at Harvard University.

Transcript (PDF): http://archives.gov/social-media/transcripts/transcript-life-beyond-earth-mind-man-649452.pdf

CREATED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - )

REPOSITORY:
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov

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SUBJECTS
Congresses and conventions
Life on other planets
Drew Associates, Producer

MORE INFORMATION:
More information is available in the National Archives online catalog:
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/649452

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