Christopher Rose (professor)
Encyclopedia
Christopher Rose is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rutgers University
in New Jersey
and a founding member of WINLAB. He received a Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1985. On September 2, 2004, an article by Christopher Rose and Gregory Wright
, titled Inscribed matter as an energy-efficient means of communication with an extraterrestrial
civilization, appeared on the cover of Nature
with the headline "Dear ET...".
The article argued that wireless communication is an inefficient means for potential communication over interstellar distances owing to both the unavoidable reduction of signal strength as distance squared and that information can be densely encoded (inscribed) in matter. The article also suggested that information-bearing physical artifacts might be a more likely first form of contact with an extraterrestrial civilization than radio
signals. Following the publication, Rose and Wright's idea was featured by a number of news sources including the BBC World Service, National Public Radio and the New York Times with an article by Dennis Overbye
and a subsequent editorial.
Rose is an IEEE Fellow
and winner of the 2003 IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in wireless communications
Related to Tricia Rose
(sister).
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and a founding member of WINLAB. He received a Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in 1985. On September 2, 2004, an article by Christopher Rose and Gregory Wright
Gregory Wright (astrophysicist)
Gregory W. Wright is an astrophysicist and independent consultant with Antiope Associates. On September 2, 2004, an article co-authored by Christopher Rose and Wright, titled Inscribed matter as an energy-efficient means of communication with an extraterrestrial civilization, appeared on the cover...
, titled Inscribed matter as an energy-efficient means of communication with an extraterrestrial
Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
civilization, appeared on the cover of Nature
Nature (journal)
Nature, first published on 4 November 1869, is ranked the world's most cited interdisciplinary scientific journal by the Science Edition of the 2010 Journal Citation Reports...
with the headline "Dear ET...".
The article argued that wireless communication is an inefficient means for potential communication over interstellar distances owing to both the unavoidable reduction of signal strength as distance squared and that information can be densely encoded (inscribed) in matter. The article also suggested that information-bearing physical artifacts might be a more likely first form of contact with an extraterrestrial civilization than radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
signals. Following the publication, Rose and Wright's idea was featured by a number of news sources including the BBC World Service, National Public Radio and the New York Times with an article by Dennis Overbye
Dennis Overbye
Dennis Overbye is a science writer specializing in physics and cosmology.-Biography:Overbye received his B.S. in physics from M.I.T.—where he was a member of the Alpha Mu chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma—in 1966. He started work towards a master's degree in astronomy from U.C.L.A...
and a subsequent editorial.
Rose is an IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
An IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
and winner of the 2003 IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in wireless communications
Related to Tricia Rose
Tricia Rose
Tricia Rose is a professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Brown University, cultural critic and public intellectual.-Early life:...
(sister).