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Re:Frank Drake, astronomer famed for contributions to SETI, ... by ianai on Friday September 02, 2022 @01:47PM (#32693625)
His book is very approachable. It's wild, but apparently he just started writing the Drake Equation out at a (the first?) SETI discussion/meeting without much prior deliberation.

The world definitely needs more Frank Drakes. He will be missed.

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Re:Frank Drake, astronomer famed for contributions to SETI, ... by morninglight on Friday September 02, 2022 @11:33PM (#32698397)
The man was equally approachable. I wrote to him in 1961 with some questions I had while building my radio telescope. His prompt reply to an unknown high school student was an unexpected kindness that surprised and encouraged me.
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