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Frank Drake

Frank Drake — the man who dreamt of speaking with the stars

TRIBUTE

Frank Drake — the man who dreamt of speaking with the stars

By J Brooks Spector

Pioneering astrophysicist Frank Drake has died, but his equation for alien intelligence will provoke us forever

THE CONVERSATION TRIBUTE

Pioneering astrophysicist Frank Drake has died, but his equation for alien intelligence will provoke us forever

By David Rothery