Jill Tarter

Biography

Jill Tarter devoted her career to the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence, leading Project Phoenix and serving as longtime director of the SETI Institute's Center for SETI Research. She co-founded the SETI Institute and was instrumental in transforming the search for alien life from science fiction into rigorous science. Her work inspired Carl Sagan's novel Contact, and Jodie Foster's character in the 1997 film adaptation was based on her. She has received the TED Prize and numerous honors for her contributions to astronomy.

吉尔·塔特将职业生涯投入到科学搜寻地外智慧生命的事业中，领导了凤凰计划并长期担任SETI研究所SETI研究中心主任。她共同创建了SETI研究所，在将搜寻外星生命从科幻变为严谨科学方面发挥了关键作用。她的工作启发了卡尔·萨根的小说《接触》，1997年电影中朱迪·福斯特饰演的角色正是以她为原型。她获得了TED大奖和众多天文学荣誉。

Key Achievements

• Led SETI research for decades as director of the SETI Institute

  作为SETI研究所主任领导SETI研究数十年

• Inspiration for the film Contact

  电影《接触》的灵感来源

• Received the TED Prize for her work in astronomy

  因天文学贡献获得TED大奖

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Jill Tarter — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Tarter
2. SETI Institute biography — https://www.seti.org/