The Search for a Rationale for Interstellar Communications.

Stephen H. Dole

Expert InsightsPublished 1966

A discussion of some of the motives behind the expressed desire to communicate with other intelligent life forms in our galaxy. The author discusses several motives, ranging from the basic one of knowing where man stands in the universal scale to one of finding answers to specific questions. The paper also outlines the probabilities of intelligent forms of life existing elsewhere in our galaxy, and proposes a program for listening for intelligence-bearing signals from the stars. 7 pp.

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  • Year: 1966
  • Pages: 7
  • Document Number: P-3296

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Dole, Stephen H., The Search for a Rationale for Interstellar Communications. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1966. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3296.html.
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