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| Personal background |
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| Dr. W. Sumner, a resident of Oakland, Maine, has been a popular speaker, author, and editorial writer on topics ranging from Parenting and Social Issues, to Religious and Church History, to Evolution and Cosmology. He is currently the director of the H. J. Fowler Space Observatory. He has special interests in science, especially Astrophysics, Biochemestry, Cosmology, Radio Astronomy and Visual Astronomy. An avid reader and writer, Bill writes between three and five books each year, as well as articles for periodicals and trade journals. Dr. Davis also contributes to science based editorial reviews as well as reviewing books on theology and relegion. His writing has appeared in magazines and journals such as Discover, and his books have been translated into several languages. Curently Dr. Davis is devoting considerable time and study to radio astronomy and project SETI@home. Dr. Davis has a website for the recruitment of new SETI@home members, where he explains the program, and why it is important, along with software links, a FAQ page, and links to books on SETI, astronomy and many other areas of interest. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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1. Is there anyone else out there? Of course extra solar life exists. Only human arrogance would suggest otherwise.
2. Are they looking as well? Yes, others are looking, just as are we.
3. Why do I run the SETI@home program(s)? Because it is important. In the present political cliamte, where resources are allocated to help combat terrorism, and policing petty dictatorships and their mythologically based wars, it is more important than ever for scientists as well as for laypersons to run this program. Out of the vastness of space, these signals will be comparatively loud, however, they may very well be coming from a "pinpoint" in the sky. The more eyes we have looking up, the better. |
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