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Thus far in this meeting we have discussed some theoretical aspects of the likelihood of intelligent life appearing in our galaxy and have reviewed the search programs which have been carried out to date. It is evident from these discussions, as it was twenty years ago when Coconni and Morrison (1959) first published their classic paper on the use and detectability of the 21 cm wavelength for SETI, that the detection of an artificial signal of extraterrestrial origin will not be any easy matter. Whether N is large or small, we do not know where to point our antennas, on what frequency to listen, nor the type of signal to search for. To determine these, we must engage in an extensive and systematic search program.
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Gulkis, S., Olsen, E.T., Tarter, J. (1980). A Bimodal Search Strategy for SETI. In: Papagiannis, M.D. (eds) Strategies for the Search for Life in the Universe. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 83. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9115-6_11
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