Frank Drake
Radio astronomer and astrophysicist
Born
1930
96 years ago
Died
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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A radio astronomer and astrophysicist contributed extensively to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Developed the Drake Equation, a formula estimating the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy. Initiated the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) program, which employed radio telescopes to search for signals from potentially habitable planets. Worked on the Mariner 2 spacecraft mission to Venus, providing valuable data on solar radiation.
Developed the Drake Equation
Initiated the SETI program
Contributed to Mariner 2 mission
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