Media1985

Harvard's Project META radio search starts with Spielberg funding

When: 29 Sep 1985
Where: Harvard, MA
Sources: 3 public sources

Paul Horowitz, whose Project META began listening at Harvard in 1985 ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Physicist Paul Horowitz's Project META, an 8.4-million-channel receiver listening for radio signals from other civilizations, came online at Harvard's Oak Ridge field station. Steven Spielberg gave $100,000 for the equipment, and The Planetary Society sponsored the search.

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FirsthandOur Story (timeline: 1985 Project META) (opens in a new tab)The Planetary Society
PressScientists listening more closely to hear if there's anybody 'out there' (opens in a new tab)The Christian Science Monitor / 1985-10-08
PressSETI Project Looked Skyward (opens in a new tab)The Harvard Crimson / 2008-06-01

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