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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence"”.
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Sampling the Radio Transient Universe: Studies of Pulsars and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
… magnetic poles. In spite of over 40 years of research on pulsars, we have more questions than answers on these exotic compact objects, chief among them the nature of their emission mechanism. Nevertheless, the wealth of phenomena exhibited by pulsars make them one of the most useful …
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Melvin Calvin : Nobel-Winning chemist and SETI scientist wannabe
… carbohydrates in photosynthesis? This research earned Calvin a Nobel Prize-an honor that catapulted him to international fame, secured him spots on presidential advisory committees, and got him plenty of textbook mentions. But even though Calvin's claim to fame was his work on …
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Searching for SETI: The Social Construction of Aliens and the Quest for a Technological Mythos
… branch of science and technology, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Of particular interest are the cultural, and sometimes religious, assumptions that its creators have built into it. The purpose of this analysis is not to discredit SETI, but instead to show how SETI, …