Is there any connection between the vastness of the universes of stars & galaxies & the existence of life on a small planet out in the suburbs of the Milky Way? This book shows that there is In their classic work John Barrow & Frank Tipler examine the question of Mankind's place in the Universe taking the reader on a tour of many scientific disciplines & offering fascinating insights into issues such as the nature of life the serach for extraterrestrial intelligence & the past history & fate of our universe