Voyager Golden Record

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Question 1

Which visionary astronomer chaired the NASA committee that selected the contents of the Voyager Golden Record in 1977?

Question 2

What physical materials make up the Voyager Golden Record and its protective cover?

Question 3

What iconic rock-and-roll song by Chuck Berry was included on the Golden Record?

Question 4

How many spoken human languages are featured in the spoken greeting tracks on the Golden Record?

Question 5

What astronomical diagram etched on the record's cover maps Earth's location relative to 14 cosmic beacons?

Question 6

What fundamental atomic quantum transition is diagrammed in the lower right corner of the cover as a universal unit of time?

Question 7

Whose human brainwave and heartbeat recordings were converted into audio waveforms and encoded onto the record?

Question 8

What Beatles song did Carl Sagan and his team want to include, but were prevented from doing so due to copyright issues?

Question 9

How are the 116 still images encoded onto the phonograph grooves of the Golden Record?

Question 10

What audio playback needle hardware was packed inside the aluminum casing along with instructions for playing the disc?

Which visionary astronomer chaired the NASA committee that selected the contents of the Voyager Golden Record in 1977?