New Delhi: In 1974, scientists sent humankind’s first, three-minute long interstellar radio message – the Arecibo Message – and 44 years later, Google on Friday celebrated the feat with a Doodle. The Arecibo message is a 1974 interstellar radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth sent to globular[Read More…]
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Google doodle celebrates 44th anniversary of the Arecibo Message
Forty-four years ago today, a group of scientists gathered at the Arecibo Observatory amidst the tropical forests of Puerto Rico to humankind’s first attempt at communication with intelligent life beyond our own planet. On November 16, 1974, scientists Frank Drake and Carl Sagan, among others, sent a message from the Arecibo radio telescope, located[Read More…]