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Frank Drake, “The Father of SETI”, May 28, 1930, to September 2, 2022

2023; Society for Scientific Exploration; Volume: 36; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.31275/20222811

ISSN

0892-3310

Autores

J. J. Drake,

Tópico(s)

Space exploration and regulation

Resumo

Frank Drake was a hero, a legend, an icon. His eponymous Drake Equation was the catalyst forSETI—the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. It is often called the second most famousequation in physics, right up there with E = mc2. His name is recognized by highschoolstudents—a pantheon that includes names such as Newton, Einstein, Gauss, Maxwell, Planck,Boltzmann.

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