Profile: David Blackburn

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Marines 1957-60. Navy 1962-66. BS Northern Arizona University 1969. JD University of California (Hastings) 1973. Army 1974-87. Navy (Civil Service) 1987-2000. Wife is a Nurse. Son is a Marine Biologist working in fisheries management with the National Marine Fisheries (NOAA). Daughter is a recent college graduate (Philosophy/Religion Studies with minors in Music and International Studies) who is pursuing a Masters for teaching English as a second language (ESL). Created: 7/22/2002 Edited: 10/17/2004
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I think extraterrestrial life exists and I think we should discover where mostly for the fun of it! But I also think we should explore because those life forms and/or their host planets may represent a danger to us in some way as newly discovered and altered life forms have done on Earth. Finally, other livable planets could be places to relocate Earth's population should that ever become desirable or necessary. And, to do this knowlege of all astrophysical facts is required. Hence, Einstein @ Home.
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