Background
Drake, Frank Donald was born on May 28, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard Carvel and Winifred (Thompson) Drake.
(A pioneer in the study of extraterrestrial intelligence c...)
A pioneer in the study of extraterrestrial intelligence chronicles his thirty-year search for intelligent life in the universe, which culminated in the NASA-backed SETI Microwave Observing Project.
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Drake, Frank Donald was born on May 28, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard Carvel and Winifred (Thompson) Drake.
Bachelor in Engineering Physics, Cornell University, 1952. Master of Arts in Astronomy, Harvard University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, Harvard University, 1958.
Astronomer National Radio Astronomical Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia, 1958-1963. Section chief Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1963-1964. Professor Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1964-1984.
Director National Astronomical and Ionospace Center, 1971-1981. Dean natural science department University California, Santa Cruz, 1984-1988, professor astronomy, 1984-1995, professor emeritus, since 1995. President Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, Mountain View, California, 1984-2000, chairman board trustees, 2000—2002.
Director Center for Study of Life in the Universe, since 2005.
(A pioneer in the study of extraterrestrial intelligence c...)
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1947-1955. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member NAS, International Astronomical Union (chairman United States national committee), Astronomical Society Pacific (president 1988-1990), Seti Institute (president since 1984), Explorers Club.
Married Elizabeth Bell, March 7, 1953 (divorced 1977). Children: Stephen, Richard, Paul. Married Amahl Zekin Shakhashiri, March 4, 1978.
Children: Nadia, Leila.