{"product_id":"his-masters-voice-stanislaw-lem-9780262538459","title":"His Master's Voice","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSolaris\u003c\/i\u003e comes a classic sci-fi tale about scientists who must decode a message from intelligent beings in outer space--for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eArrival\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By pure chance, scientists detect a signal from space that may be communication from rational beings. How can people of Earth understand this message, knowing nothing about the senders--including whether or not they even exist? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written as the memoir of a mathematician who participates in the government project (code name: His Master's Voice) attempting to decode what seems to be a message from outer space, this classic novel shows scientists grappling with fundamental questions about the nature of reality, the confines of knowledge, the limitations of the human mind, and the ethics of military-sponsored scientific research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanislaw Lem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262538458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262538459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2020","brand":"Stanislaw Lem","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055852220671,"sku":"9780262538459","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f65d308-1b8f-4184-bf8c-f98d87c4d3a9.jpg?v=1685038156","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/his-masters-voice-stanislaw-lem-9780262538459","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}