SETI PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE: 50 YEARS IN 15 MINUTES

Paper number

IAC-10.A4.1.1

Author

Prof. H. Paul Shuch, The SETI League, Inc., United States

Year

2010

Abstract

2010 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first modern observational SETI experiment.  Although we have made tremendous strides on these past fifty years, confirmed detection of signals of intelligent extraterrestrial origin (the Holy Grail of SETI) still eludes us. This cursory overview will, of necessity, be brief.  Its intent is to provide an historical perspective for the technical presentations to be made during this year’s IAA SETI Science and Technology sessions.  In fifteen minutes, we will highlight a half-century of SETI science and technology, and look ahead to the next half-century of progress.

KEYWORDS

 	SETI, radio astronomy, radio telescope, extraterrestrial intelligence

Abstract document

IAC-10.A4.1.1.brief.pdf

Manuscript document

IAC-10.A4.1.1.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).

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