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| − | The '''Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence''' (SETI) Institute is a privately-funded, not-for-profit institute that is "dedicated to [[science|scientific]] research, [[education]], and public outreach."<ref>http://www.seti.org/about-us/</ref>. | + | The '''Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence''' (SETI) Institute is a privately-funded, [[Nonprofit organization|not-for-profit institute]] that is "dedicated to [[science|scientific]] research, [[education]], and public outreach."<ref>http://www.seti.org/about-us/</ref>. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 23:22, June 29, 2010
The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute is a privately-funded, not-for-profit institute that is "dedicated to scientific research, education, and public outreach."[1].
History
The actual "search for extra-terrestrial life," as it is known today started around 1959 with the advent of radio astronomy. In 1960, Frank Drake, a radio astronomer using a 26-meter radio telescope in West Virginia conducted the first modern "SETI-style" search. The SETI Institute was formed in 1984.[2]
See also
- Extrasolar planets or "exoplanets"