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Eric Korpela Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1382 Credit: 54,506,847 RAC: 60 |
We are sad to report that SETI pioneer and originator of the Drake Equation passed away on September 2nd. Frank at the age of 92. Frank conducted the first SETI experiments capable of detecting radio signals at nearby stars distances, He continued to be a large influence on the field into his 90s. Dan Werthimer had this to say: If it weren't for Frank, I'd be filthy rich. When the first microcomputer chips came out in the early 70's I joined the Homebrew Computer Club, along with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Everybody in Homebrew became ultra-rich, except me. @SETIEric@qoto.org (Mastodon) |
Angela J. Boonyakieat Send message Joined: 25 Dec 05 Posts: 20 Credit: 42,910,699 RAC: 460 |
A few years ago, I and members of my family, went to Green Bank to take the “Seti tour” our tour guides were 2 wonderful women whose names I can’t remember. When we got to the part of the tour where they have the original antenna and equipment used by Frank Drake, both women told us that Frank himself decided to take the tour! They had to explain to him what he did with his own equipment! After the tour, they asked him how they did. He said that they did a good job! I wonder now where all that Seti information from Green Bank is going? Angie. |
Michael Watson Send message Joined: 7 Feb 08 Posts: 1387 Credit: 2,098,506 RAC: 5 |
The Breakthrough Listen Project is currently collecting data from SETI observations at the large, Robert C. Byrd, radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory. They will observe today, September 8th, from 14:50 to 00:00 hours Eastern Daylight Time. They typically observe in batches of several consecutive days, at different hours, covering the entire sky accessible from that location in the process. The Breakthrough Listen Project has access to 20 percent of the observing time at this telescope. |
bluestar Send message Joined: 5 Sep 12 Posts: 7264 Credit: 2,084,789 RAC: 3 |
He was just such a fine man, and will be greatly missed. |
Joao Ernesto Figueiredo Sena Send message Joined: 9 Jul 99 Posts: 1 Credit: 120,138 RAC: 0 |
Frank Drake, grateful for your collaboration helping us climb the steps of knowledge and spiritual evolution. Grateful and in the spiritual abode continue to drink in the sources of divine knowledge!!! |
Sunny Ying Send message Joined: 21 Aug 08 Posts: 2 Credit: 86,410 RAC: 0 |
R.I.P ------------------ Kind Regards Sunny Ying |
Daniel Van Meter Send message Joined: 10 Mar 01 Posts: 5 Credit: 95,341,936 RAC: 58 |
The upfront work done with computer chips utilized for seti will eventually be the most historical researched topic. |
gongfudown Send message Joined: 29 Dec 01 Posts: 3 Credit: 36,059 RAC: 0 |
He was just such a fine man, and will be greatly missed. |
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