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| Personal background |
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| I am a retired mechanical engineer and computer programmer from Bell Labs. I have always had a deep interest in astronomy as well as space exploration. As a teenager, I was interested in amateur rocketry that eventually led to my career in mechanical engineering. My hobbies include computers, astronomy and the desire to cruise the country side in the only true American Sports car the Corvette. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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The universe is far too vast to believe we are alone and the only intelligent life in existence. One of my regrets in life is that my own existence is premature and I will miss out on the opportunity to witness the discovery of extraterrestrials from other worlds. Is our society ready for the knowledge? Unfortunately, I think it isn't. I believe the view expressed in the movie "Contact" is a bit closer then I would like. The impact on this discovery would greatly effect our religious community as well as the financial stability of many of our societies. Perhaps in time we could overcome the cultural shock and except this knowledge.
If I were an alien civilization viewing our present visual broadcasts, I would see a society full of violence and a very frightening culture. Contacting this society would be difficult to justify. Any beacon of information transmitted into space would have quite a challenge to overcome this image.
I run SETI@home to assist in this extremely difficult challenge and do a small part in reducing the tremendous chunks of data. I believe it is a fantastic idea and allows the use of cpu resources that would otherwise be idle. I can only dream that I will some day have the privilege of knowing that SETI succeeded in its goal of proving the existence of extraterrestrial life. |
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