| Personal background |
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Professor/Department Chair of Physics & Astronomy, Moorpark College, Moorpark CA. Ph.D. in physics from the University of Southern California, specialization - lasers/non-linear optics/spectroscopy. Other interests: sailing, write and perform children's music (The Sunshine Band), City Councilmember - City of Moorpqark, CA. Also teach short courses in optics/lasers/fiber-optics for the US Navy and NASA.
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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Given the billions of known galaxies and the billions of stars in each, it is virtually impossible (IMHO) that life only exists on this one microscopic piece of rock. I think the current SETI programs (including SETI@home, of course) are a great first step toward finding other technologically capable life forms. I would like to see SETI taken more seriously by governments worldwide and funded at a level in keeping with the mission.
I support sending a continuous beacon to announce our arrival in the cosmic community. Contacting another civilization would do much to resolve philosophical questions that have puzzled humans for thousands of years - and also bring some much needed perspective to those who see humanity as the center of the universe. |
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