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| Personal background |
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I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia where I currently live with my wonderful wife Sara and our two siberian huskies Boris and Natashia (great foot warmers for those cold nights out with the telescope).
I have always had a great interest in physics and astronomy. I got my first telescope in 1968, a Sears refractor with several eyepieces (black, red, yellow). My current telescope is a 6" Meade Starfinder.
I have a BS in Physics from Georgia Tech and an MS in Information and Computer Science (ICS) also from Georgia Tech.
I have two systems at home and one laptop running the SETI@home software.
An older 166MHz Pentium with Windows 98, a 500MHz P3 running Windows NT, and
a 500MHz laptop running Windows 2000. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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2. Should humans transmit a beacon for others to find? If so, what information should we send?
Yes, we should transmit a beacon. I believe that by transmitting a beacon, we are showing that we possess the confidence necessary to initiate desired outside contact and the specific skills for extending and accepting invitations for contact and communications.
Cultural issues relating to the initiation of contact here at home should be considered as a starting point for understanding the possible reactions to our initiating a contact.
The message should be simple and short. We should stick to the basics. A broad range of spectrum should be used. Since what we want is a response, the beacon should indicate or imply how to send a reply for which we will be listening. |
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