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The Voyager record : a transmission

Title
The Voyager record : a transmission / Anthony Michael Morena.
Author
Morena, Anthony Michael
Publication
Brookline, MA : Rose Metal Press, 2016.

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164 pages; 18 cm
Summary
Late summer 1977: two identical robotic spacecraft launch from Cape Canaveral. Their divergent paths through the solar system take them past gas giants, icy moons, asteroid belts, and eventually into the unknown of interstellar space. There, they will continue to travel on forever, the fastest moving objects ever created by humans. The Voyagers carry a message from Earth, a phonograph record plated with gold containing 27 songs, 118 images, and greetings in 55 languages meant to summarize all life on our planet for the extraterrestrials who might one day encounter the crafts. The Voyager Record : A Transmission is the record of that record: a history in fragments exploring how legendary astronomer Carl Sagan and his team attempted to press the entire human race into a single groove. Combining elements of poetry, flash fiction, and essay, Anthony Michael Morena creates a collage of music, observation, humor, and alienation. Giving the 38-year-old original playlist a B-side update, Morena's The Voyager Record calls out to its namesake across the billions of miles of emptiness: Send more answers.
Subject
Voyager Project
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158).
Call Number
JFC 16-254
ISBN
  • 9781941628041 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 1941628044 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
LCCN
2016006672
OCLC
942885125
Author
Morena, Anthony Michael, author.
Title
The Voyager record : a transmission / Anthony Michael Morena.
Publisher
Brookline, MA : Rose Metal Press, 2016.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158).
Other Form:
Online version: Morena, Anthony Michael, author. Voyager record Brookline, MA : Rose Metal Press, 2016 9781941628058 (DLC) 2016010749
Research Call Number
JFC 16-254
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