"Only by doing the best we can with the very best that an era offers, do we find the way to do better in the future."
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in A Reminiscence of Project Ozma, Cosmic Search Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1979.
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Frank Drake
Frank Donald Drake (May 28, 1930 β September 2, 2022) was an American astronomer and astrophysicist. He is best known for his search for extraterrestrial life. He founded SETI and created the Drake equation and the Arecibo Message.
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