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Bracewell probe
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English
Etymology
Named after Australian astronomer Ronald N. Bracewell, who proposed them in 1960.
Noun
en spacecraft component A hypothetical machine sent on interstellar voyages to communicate with an alien civilization.
See also
en von Neumann probe
en eponyms