Frank Drake
United KingdomastronomerMaleb. 19306.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Frank Drake is an esteemed American astronomer and astrophysicist, best known as the father of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). He developed the Drake Equation in 1961, a probabilistic formula used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy. His work has significantly influenced the scientific community's approach to the search for life beyond Earth, and he continues to inspire discussions on astrobiology and cosmic communication.
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Frank Drake conducted the first serious effort to detect radio signals from alien civilizations in 1960 with his experiment named Project Ozma.
The great silence: why haven’t we found any aliens yet? | Alien lifeUnited Kingdom· 2026-08-11
Frank Drake wrote a formula in 1961 to estimate the number of civilisations in our Milky Way galaxy with which communication might be possible.
Europa is our best bet of finding other life in our solar system – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-06-05
