Nikolai Kardashev

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Nikolai Kardashev

Soviet astronomer and astrophysicist

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Kardashev scale
…advancement, proposed by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev in his paper “Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations” (1964). It categorizes hypothetical alien civilizations into three categories based on the level of energy they can harness.
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…advancement, proposed by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev in his paper “Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations” (1964). It categorizes hypothetical alien civilizations into three categories based on the level of energy they can harness.
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