Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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"Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence" is a seminal work edited by Carl Sagan that explores the scientific, technical, and philosophical challenges of contacting and understanding intelligent life beyond Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3009476 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence Context triple: [Carl Sagan bibliography, includesNotableWork, Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence]
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A.
Searching for Interstellar Communications
"Searching for Interstellar Communications" is a seminal 1959 scientific paper by Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison that laid the foundations for the modern Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) by proposing the use of radio waves to detect alien civilizations.
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B.
Cosmic Call
Cosmic Call was a series of interstellar radio messages sent from Earth to nearby stars as part of early efforts in active SETI (Messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence).
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C.
Arecibo message
The Arecibo message is a 1974 interstellar radio transmission sent from the Arecibo Observatory toward a distant star cluster, encoding basic information about humanity and Earth in a binary pictorial format.
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D.
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier is a nonfiction book by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the history, politics, and future of space exploration and its importance to society.
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E.
SETI
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is a scientific effort that uses astronomical observations and signal analysis to detect possible signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence Target entity description: "Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence" is a seminal work edited by Carl Sagan that explores the scientific, technical, and philosophical challenges of contacting and understanding intelligent life beyond Earth.
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A.
Searching for Interstellar Communications
"Searching for Interstellar Communications" is a seminal 1959 scientific paper by Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison that laid the foundations for the modern Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) by proposing the use of radio waves to detect alien civilizations.
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B.
Cosmic Call
Cosmic Call was a series of interstellar radio messages sent from Earth to nearby stars as part of early efforts in active SETI (Messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence).
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C.
Arecibo message
The Arecibo message is a 1974 interstellar radio transmission sent from the Arecibo Observatory toward a distant star cluster, encoding basic information about humanity and Earth in a binary pictorial format.
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D.
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier is a nonfiction book by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores the history, politics, and future of space exploration and its importance to society.
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E.
SETI
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is a scientific effort that uses astronomical observations and signal analysis to detect possible signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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edited volume ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
cosmology and life in the universe
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cultural impact of contact with extraterrestrials ⓘ encoding information for non-human intelligences ⓘ ethical issues in contacting extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ history of SETI research ⓘ interpretation of potential alien messages ⓘ methods for detecting extraterrestrial civilizations ⓘ possibility of intelligent life beyond Earth ⓘ probability of extraterrestrial civilizations ⓘ |
| associatedField |
astrobiology
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astronomy ⓘ astrophysics ⓘ information theory ⓘ linguistics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| editor | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| editorialApproach | interdisciplinary ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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science ⓘ scientific essays ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Carl Sagan
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various engineers ⓘ various philosophers ⓘ various scientists ⓘ |
| hasForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
philosophical
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scientific ⓘ technical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
SETI
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cosmic perspective on intelligence ⓘ extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ interstellar communication ⓘ linguistics of alien communication ⓘ message design for extraterrestrial recipients ⓘ philosophical implications of contact with extraterrestrials ⓘ radio communication with extraterrestrial civilizations ⓘ search for extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ technical challenges of interstellar communication ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early systematic treatment of SETI
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influencing later SETI research and discourse ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in SETI
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scientists ⓘ students ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence Description of subject: "Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence" is a seminal work edited by Carl Sagan that explores the scientific, technical, and philosophical challenges of contacting and understanding intelligent life beyond Earth.
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