Frank Drake
American astronomer and astrophysicist (1930-2022) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 92
Frank Donald Drake was an American astrophysicist and astrobiologist.
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United States
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Lived 1930 to 2022 · aged 92
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Edward Mills PurcellBoth received Karl G. Jansky Lectureship
Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.Both received Karl G. Jansky LectureshipOwen GingerichBoth received American Astronomical Society Education Prize
Fred HoyleBoth received Karl G. Jansky Lectureship
Jim PeeblesBoth received Karl G. Jansky LectureshipJay PasachoffBoth received American Astronomical Society Education Prize