Christopher Rose (electrical engineer)

Christopher Rose (born January 9, 1957) is a professor of engineering, former associate provost at Brown University in Rhode Island and a founding member of WINLAB at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; SB'79, SM'81, Ph.D'85 all in Course VI (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science). 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...".[1]

Christopher Rose
Born (1957-01-09) January 9, 1957
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forInscribed Matter Communication, Wireless Systems, Molecular Communication
Awards2003 Marconi Prize Paper Award, 2007 IEEE Fellow, 2022 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award
Scientific career
FieldsCommunication Theory, Information Theory
InstitutionsRutgers University, Brown University
Doctoral advisorThomas F. Weiss
Websitebrown.edu/worldofbits

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[2] and a subsequent editorial. [3] Rose also offered related commentary on the library carried aboard the SpaceIL Beresheet Lunar Lander.[4][5]

Rose is an IEEE Fellow cited for "Contributions to Wireless Communication Systems Theory", winner of the 2003 IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in wireless communications,[6] and the recipient of the IEEE 2022 Undergraduate Teaching Award.[7]

Christopher Rose was born in New York City and raised in Harlem and Co-op City. Related to Tricia Rose (sister).

Notes
  1. "Volume 431 Issue 7004, 2 September 2004".
  2. Overbye, Dennis (September 2, 2004). "Sorry, E.T., but Parcel Post May Beat Phoning Home". The New York Times.
  3. "The Search for Livable Worlds". The New York Times. September 8, 2004.
  4. "Communication theorist cheers 'Lunar Library' to be delivered to the Moon". News from Brown. April 4, 2019.
  5. "Brown professor helps select landing site for private mission to the Moon". News from Brown. April 4, 2019.
  6. "IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications". IEEE Communications Society. 2003.
  7. "Brown professor and associate provost to receive IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award". News from Brown. July 8, 2021.


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