The 'Wow' Signal, Redux
SETI's Dan Werthimer dismissed all worldwide excitement about the 'candidate' (signal SHGb02+14a) that had been recently found twice in their constant scanning of the Universe.
But the search for the Wow! signal continues...
does anyone out there remember (and I mean, not only those out, out there but plain Earthling folks, ahem) the weird, inexplicable pulsation that Jerry Ehman caught on August 15th, 1977 from the Big Ear transcripts in Ohio?
Worth studying is Jerry's explanation for the WOW! code.
It was so cool that some say it inspired the movie 'Contact', starring Jodie Foster. Nothing like that before or since, that's for sure.
Read more about it here
and here.
One can only wonder about the value of such a unique cult item like the original Wow! printout as scribbled by Jim - must be worth thousands on Ebay... Jim, you hold on to that piece of paper! It's historical stuff now.
But the search for the Wow! signal continues...
does anyone out there remember (and I mean, not only those out, out there but plain Earthling folks, ahem) the weird, inexplicable pulsation that Jerry Ehman caught on August 15th, 1977 from the Big Ear transcripts in Ohio?
Worth studying is Jerry's explanation for the WOW! code.
It was so cool that some say it inspired the movie 'Contact', starring Jodie Foster. Nothing like that before or since, that's for sure.
Read more about it here
and here.
One can only wonder about the value of such a unique cult item like the original Wow! printout as scribbled by Jim - must be worth thousands on Ebay... Jim, you hold on to that piece of paper! It's historical stuff now.
posted by explora at 7:20 PM
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