Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Jill Tarter: Different Than the Other Sons
Season 2014 Episode 41 | 1m 59s
Jill Tarter's football player Dad inspires her to hunt and fish and become an engineer.
Jill Tarter is an astronomer and the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in California. SETI stands for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and that's exactly what Jill's been doing for almost her entire professional life. Jill was the inspiration for Ellie, the main character in Carl Sagan's novel "Contact," portrayed by Jodie Foster in the novel's film adaptation
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Funding for The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers is provided by Winton Capital.
Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Jill Tarter: Different Than the Other Sons
Season 2014 Episode 41 | 1m 59s
Jill Tarter is an astronomer and the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in California. SETI stands for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and that's exactly what Jill's been doing for almost her entire professional life. Jill was the inspiration for Ellie, the main character in Carl Sagan's novel "Contact," portrayed by Jodie Foster in the novel's film adaptation
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