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Jill Tarter: Carl Sagan Contacted Me
- Published_at:2014-06-10
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:NOVA's Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
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- description: Jill Tarter tries to find aliens and uses Jodie Foster to help move the process along. Jill Tarter is an astronomer and the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in California. SETI stands for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and that's exactly what Jill's been doing for almost her entire professional life. She was also the basis for the main character in Carl Sagan's novel "Contact" and the character played by Jodie Foster in the film adaptation of the book. Like Jill Tarter's profile? Visit "The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers" online and on Facebook. Web: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/secretlife/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/novasecretlife "The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers" is an Emmy-nominated web video series and site from the makers of the acclaimed science series, PBS's NOVA. Each episode profiles one of today's leading scientists, and shows what happens when the lab coats come off. Secret Life is produced by Seftel Productions, Inc.
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