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  1. Frank Drake, astronomer famed for contributions to SETI, has died - Enlarge (credit: Wikimedia Commons)

    On Friday, the family of a... - arstechnica.com/?p=1877997 #drakeequation #frankdrake #astronomy #science #seti

  2. And for him to have seen the rise of exoplanet science and detection techniques in his lifetime, it must've seemed like the mist around his #DrakeEquation was beginning to dissipate a little bit.

    It brings some clarity about how many stars have planets. We are beginning to realize that it's probably not a small fraction after all. It may even be all of them. That's quite a step forward.

    #FrankDrake

  3. Nadia Drake on her dad's (Frank Drake) famous equation and the work to 'fill out' the equation.

    “Dad, did you ever imagine that your formula would become so famous?” I ask the kind-eyed, 91-year-old person next to me on the patio.

    nationalgeographic.com/science

    #FrankDrake #Astronomy #SETI #Scientists #DrakeEquation