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Bracewell probe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hypothetical machine sent on interstellar voyages to communicate with an alien civilization.

Word forms

Bracewell probe Bracewell probes

Etymology

Named after Australian astronomer Ronald N. Bracewell, who proposed them in 1960.

Related words

von Neumann probe
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