Sunday, December 4, 2011
The Drake Equation
This week, I stumbled upon something that really caught my eye. The Drake Equation. Before this week, I had never heard of this incredible equation, and didn't even know what this equation did was possible. The Drake Equation is the formla for estimating the number of intelligent alien civilizations in the galaxy. When Frank Drake first realized the need for a formula like this, aliens and the want/need to discover aliens in the universe was still considered "fringe" science. However, in the 50 years since that equation has written, several changes have come upon it. First, the terms in the equation have evolved slightly in their meaning as well as the fact that several of the terms still are undefined. Hopefully soon, when we do figure out values for the terms, we will be able to find and locate some other species out there, just waiting for us.
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This week, I ran into a really interesting topic, the Drake Equation. I had never heard of it before, so it was really cool to learn that it is a formula to estimate the number of intelligent alien civilizations that could exist within our galaxy. When Frank Drake first introduced it, the concept of searching for extraterrestrial life was regarded as fringe science. Today, however, it has entered the purview of serious scientific inquiry. Over the very last 50 years, the equation has gone through a lot of changes, with many of the variables still remaining undefined. It is an exciting possibility in the future-once we find out that we are not alone in the universe. I was reading too much about it and almost forgot to take classes and had to find someone to take my online finance class for me.
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