I just gave a talk about the ALMA telescope and its development program to my ex-colleagues at SKAO, and I just wanted to share two wonderful resources that I found. The first one, is the NRAO Archives, which includes things such as this interview with Frank Drake (yes, the one that came up with the Drake Equation for the probability of the existence of life we could communicate with in our galaxy):

https://www.instapaper.com/text?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrao.edu%2Farchives%2Fitems%2Fshow%2F14851

https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/14851

#ALMA #SKAO #NRAO #Archives #FrankDrake

On Fri Nov 18th, there's a special online celebration for the life and legacy of #scientist and #SETI pioneer, #FrankDrake.

A beautiful event organised by #SETIInstitute in California. "The program will include remarks and remembrances by members of Frank’s family, close friends, and colleagues."

18th Nov - 3PM PDT / 6PM EDT / 11PM GMT

nb. For folk in Oceania, the event is on the Saturday: 19th Nov - 10AM AEDT / 12PM NZDT

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-the-life-and-legacy-of-frank-drake-tickets-429886310527

Frank Drake’s Legacy, Or: Are We All Alone In The Universe?

https://hackaday.com/2022/09/09/frank-drakes-legacy-or-are-we-all-alone-in-the-universe/

#exoplanets #FrankDrake #seti@home #Featured #obituary #Science #News #SETI