What is N in the Drake equation?
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What is N in the Drake equation?
Drake equation.
This equation was formulated by a scientist called Frank Drake in 1961 to stimulate a scientific discussion at the first scientific meeting on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The equation simplifies the significant concepts that scientists must consider when questioning other radio communicative life.
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Chapter 7 / Lesson 9Intelligent life has yet to be discovered anywhere else in our universe, yet scientists persist in searching for evidence. Learn how they examine the cosmos through travel between stars, sending out anticoded messages, and considering the chances of finding life based on the Drake Equation.