Searching for Interstellar Communications
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"Searching for Interstellar Communications" is a seminal 1959 scientific paper by Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison that laid the foundations for the modern Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) by proposing the use of radio waves to detect alien civilizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Searching for Interstellar Communications canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1067782 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Searching for Interstellar Communications Context triple: [Giuseppe Cocconi, notableWork, Searching for Interstellar Communications]
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A.
SETI
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is a scientific effort that uses astronomical observations and signal analysis to detect possible signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.
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B.
Arecibo message
The Arecibo message is a 1974 interstellar radio transmission sent from the Arecibo Observatory toward a distant star cluster, encoding basic information about humanity and Earth in a binary pictorial format.
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C.
METI
METI (Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) is the scientific and philosophical endeavor focused on actively sending intentional signals into space to communicate with potential extraterrestrial civilizations.
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D.
Drake equation
The Drake equation is a probabilistic formula used to estimate the number of technologically advanced extraterrestrial civilizations that might exist in our galaxy.
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E.
SETI Institute
The SETI Institute is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to exploring, understanding, and explaining the origin and nature of life in the universe, including the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Searching for Interstellar Communications Target entity description: "Searching for Interstellar Communications" is a seminal 1959 scientific paper by Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison that laid the foundations for the modern Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) by proposing the use of radio waves to detect alien civilizations.
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A.
SETI
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is a scientific effort that uses astronomical observations and signal analysis to detect possible signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.
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B.
Arecibo message
The Arecibo message is a 1974 interstellar radio transmission sent from the Arecibo Observatory toward a distant star cluster, encoding basic information about humanity and Earth in a binary pictorial format.
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C.
METI
METI (Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) is the scientific and philosophical endeavor focused on actively sending intentional signals into space to communicate with potential extraterrestrial civilizations.
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D.
Drake equation
The Drake equation is a probabilistic formula used to estimate the number of technologically advanced extraterrestrial civilizations that might exist in our galaxy.
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E.
SETI Institute
The SETI Institute is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to exploring, understanding, and explaining the origin and nature of life in the universe, including the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
SETI paper
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astronomy paper ⓘ scientific paper ⓘ |
| aimsTo | identify optimal frequencies for interstellar communication ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Nature volume 184 ⓘ |
| author |
Giuseppe Cocconi
ⓘ
Philip Morrison ⓘ |
| citedFor | proposal to use radio frequencies for SETI ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | seminal paper in SETI ⓘ |
| field |
SETI
ⓘ
surface form:
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
astronomy ⓘ astrophysics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | detection of extraterrestrial civilizations ⓘ |
| hasCoAuthor |
Giuseppe Cocconi
ⓘ
Philip Morrison ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | first rigorous proposal for radio detection of alien civilizations ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
cosmic radio signals
ⓘ
extraterrestrial communication ⓘ |
| impact | established radio searches as primary SETI method ⓘ |
| influenced | modern SETI programs ⓘ |
| influencedField | radio SETI ⓘ |
| isEarlyWorkIn | scientific SETI ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laysFoundationFor |
SETI
ⓘ
surface form:
modern Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
|
| proposesUseOf |
microwave radio frequencies
ⓘ
radio waves ⓘ |
| publicationType | peer-reviewed article ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publishedAs | journal article ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Nature ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | foundational SETI publication ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Project Ozma
ⓘ
SETI ⓘ |
| suggestsFrequencyNear |
1420 MHz
ⓘ
hydrogen line ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| topic |
extraterrestrial intelligence
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interstellar communication ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
spectral line of neutral hydrogen
ⓘ
universal physical constants ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Searching for Interstellar Communications Description of subject: "Searching for Interstellar Communications" is a seminal 1959 scientific paper by Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison that laid the foundations for the modern Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) by proposing the use of radio waves to detect alien civilizations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.