At the turn of the century, 3.8 million people banded together in a real-time search for aliens — with screensavers. The project was called SETI@home. The hope was that with the power of millions of ...
The year was 1999, and the people were going online. AOL, Compuserve, mp3.com, and AltaVista loaded bit by bit after dial-up chirps, on screens across the world. Watching the internet extend its reach ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. SETI@Home gave rise to an active online community of volunteers and enthusaists.
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