Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): A linguistic code
There are *possibly* highly non-random coded SETI messages distributed vertically down the leftmost and the rightmost characters of the following book: "It Doesn't Take a Hero", by H Norman Schwarzkopf (Bantam 1993).
SETI messages from the leftmost column of letters are listed first, followed separately by messages from the rightmost column of letters. Adjacent messages are capitalized, and non-adjacent messages are in lowercase letters. The SETI messages in this best-seller paperback include the entire left and right columns of letters of the selected pages. Many other pages also contain SETI messages.
There is no particular, mandatory reason that a SETI signal *absolutely must* originate from sources vast light years away - as radio-telescope scientists uniformly posit. Perhaps their thinking and concepts are whimsical, and rigidly based primarily on their available cosmological models and available tools (i.e. radio-telescopes).
If you have a PhD in cryptology or mathematical linguistics, and access to a good library or bookstore, and a computer, it should be possible to rigorously prove the existence of SETI messages without the radio-telescopes paradigm.Another way, without crunching numbers, to prove the existence of a SETI signal may be to distribute the book to a group of highly-intelligent people without them knowing a priori the code - then asking them to independently examine the book in any way they want to determine whether it contains a SETI signal.
All data necessary for confirmation of SETI detection is now available to the international scientific community by this appropriate means.
For more information about a *SETI detection protocol*, you may want to read the material here though it is written by space scientists http://www.setileague.org/general/protocol.htm.
Left column letters from an introductory ad page:
ASFTCASIASEAWCHTSCSAC
AS, FTC, ASIA, SEA, SAC
Left column page 1
WAASFLMHPHCTBFSMWACDMCYTCCW
wsm, phd, WAC
Right column page 1
TMSDDTEDWRGSDNDDSIMSEEUREDS
msw, TED, SIMS, SEE, REDS
Left column page 2
STCMWRPOWWTGHHMSNOWFTNUCAOWWEWHWSLPSTATL
POW, SNOW, ftc, LPS, STAT
Right column page 2
NETTDTTEEAEDIDEDETISENSDYSMDYNEREEETDLPS
NET, TEE, DID, DYNE, LPS
Left column page 3
ABBMBATIFLFLTMHLTAOWTFTHCPPVAMWFTRSLLYOWW
MBA, BAT, law, TAO, ftc
Right column page 3
EDKAHTLEPEADDNEEFTEEKGDAYSREEEFEDLELNHRID
PEA, ADD, EFT, TEE, DAYS, FED, RID
Right column page 4
EGDSSTAMESDCERWTRYSTELEENDTITRHEDSSENDMOT
TAMES, TRYST, STELE, END, TIT, SEND, MOT
Left column page 5
LAKSPOTANRUFSWUNMTLMSTYSICUTTTWAWBWMIOTGR
SPOT, star, potus, OTAN, sun, STY, icbm, CUT
Right column page 7
REENTDEPAOSUTDSNOOLFESSENNEEMEEEEPNYWDIEE
13 E's
Left column page 14
IOCWITIHEWSHSVWIWSMAMSCWLIM
WIT, HEWS, WSM, msw
Left column page 23
WWYAOTKAMTHKSNWBGTWANWWBDFWCSAMHTBUIATADO
KAM, WAN, SAM, ADO
Left column page 25
TGAWSEMSATCCTCIWLALAATIIWDRAFTANSMSEMSBSO
wsm, SEMS, emcc, msw, SAT, DRAFT, TANS, SEMS
Right column page 25
SSOEYENNGEEDDTIYTIEDDDTTDDREDTDTTEESEDBEY
EYE, YEN, GEE, DDT, TIED, DDT, RED, TEES, BEY
Left column page 36
ARTTHISGLSABCSSMSPPYAITSTFIMWDIDSNLWEIFVC
ART, THIS, ABC, DID, SNL
Left column page 42
TLHRHITMVPBOOOGALLDCLLHPIADEAERTCISSPRTFP
HR, HIT, MVP, BOO, ALL
Right column page 42
FWNRTSHEHGEFREDNLKDSUGTENDOOTSENDUDHDTIDO
SHE, FRED, TEND, SEND
Left column page 49
ANIDTCTWEBFPTMWHBDKSPDATHPEDSOFMAITTCUTDP
and, icbm, WEB, date, CUT
Right column page 49
DNUEAHSEEEYEYNEOKZEDDSSERDIATDONTTEOKNNFE
SEE, EYE, ZED, DDS, DIA, DONT, eon
Left column page 54
BDHCISTIOSCPWUBTHYATHWHASCOTFABBNBCAHAAWW
THY, HAS, COT, FAB, NBC
Right column page 54
SDITREKETRTEGAENDMGETENDDMREHRAGRNTOYGAID
SDI, DIT, TREK, END, GET, END, MRE, RAG, TOY, AID
Right column page 59
THGSTUGEAEDKSRDRYDEDTOEEUSDMODESDHTSLSDET
TUG, DRY, TOE, MODES
Left column page 73
ABCWAJWOTWACAOCSBCOOSFANSOTAQMATNAOWTSICA
ABC, WAC, FANS, nsa, MAT, nasa, asia,
Left column page 88
RTJSCOTFGFPARCRWPWSGCSAPBHJIOTHITCOWRUEDA
COT, PAR, ARC, SAP. HIT, COW, RUE
Right column page 91
THSYETWESTDAONEONFADHFFEODMTEENTDAEMLULPG
YET, WEST, ONE, NEON, FAD, TEEN
Right column page 96
EEEEEENSLWESSEEVDYEFDNPYDPYYTUORETENYDER
EEEEEE
Left column page 97
AWOEOMAURAPSWOOHPUWLABITOPBWMIOSOACSOAPWO
WOE, RAPS, WOO, LAB, BIT, TOP, SOAP
Right column page 135
SEGODFGEOGRTMODNDOEYPSDOEDOFFICEDIGRUNNRI
EGO, GOD, MOD, DOE, DOE, OFFICE, DIG, RUN
Left column page 140
IBABCUTSDDRPIPEHIHTCTCTSCWPTNCDWHAWMKCSFS
bbc, ABC, CUTS, PIPE, HAW
Right column page 140
ODMLEAUFLTRGDETOEDENYNDENYGDEANNENDRNFYDS
leaf, ufo, TOE, OED, DENY, DENY, DEAN, END
Left column page 151
CATSSAPIAVLIFTHNRASDTOSSICSAVARIILRGWDCGY
CATS, SAP, LIFT, NRA, TOSS
Right column page 151
TRYSSEERNDYYTTNDETSGEETKAYDHOESGOYITEDHOT
TRY, SEE, ERN, GEE, HOES, TED, HOT
Right column page 156
RRYEFETIEDGKDADDTODOILEHOIEOTDRDNASTEEEED
RYE, TIED, DAD, ADD, OIL, DNA, TEE
Left column page 158
EWMWWFBLFAETFEIBCSSSSTWMWAUVTMSACOBSTOTMN
SAC, COBS, TOT
Left column page 160
FCOTMAABMEWSFEIGORDWBJJVMCOBSMLBWFWDTWWLB
COT, MEW, COBS
Right column page 164
YETFDTLDESEWDEEAREELIMESNOEEDSTSSSTEDSESE
YET, DES, SEW, EAR, REEL, LIMES, TED
Left column page 195
IMHHMTDWICBMTCGOTSPICEDTWMEGNIBAIAABBMMG
ICBM, GOT, SPICED, NIB
Right column page 195
TSEYFAIESEGSIDYRLHESSLANEITTSOSFLEYAFSUW
LANE, SOS, fly
Right column page 202
DRYYYEATANYKNETSLNEDRRMERYSIDTERNTDIRESD
DRY, YEA, EAT, TAN, ANY, NETS, TERN, DIRE
Left column page 205
TOOEAWSTAOLELMNGQFAIACBMFOFBTIOTIFAPTIFMA
TOO, TAO, ELM, icbm, fbi, APT
Left column page 209
MMWWTATCUCIAGWWUIBTFACIFBIMLKBAPWWAHYBGAP
TAT, CIA, ibf, FBI, way, GAP
Right column page 209
DOENEREELYDANEESDYIIYDYAYRYITYDTNDGOTYEGI
DOE, REEL, DAN, GOT
Left column page 217
HEPSATWMVPGWTFTTUETRATTCAMTTSOTTPCLHTTIYT
SAT, MVP, RAT, CAM, SOT, (14 T's)
Left column page 218
RBIHRTSMDFWCTIACHITTWTRBTSMFGRAIMTAVPOTTI
RBI, HR, cia, HIT, wsm, AIM, POT
Left column page 229
SSHISAAPMTAOHAMSTDTCGTTHRSACTTBFMANVYAHW
HIS, TAO, HAMS, SAC, ACT, MAN, yaw
Right column page 229
EXLSEDAESNDWNEIFENENDIDYNDCATEEFNDUSTEEY
end, FEN, END, DID, CAT, TEE, DUST, TEE
Right column page 230
OHEYTOESOTRRGEYASDMLOYDSEETTASRNUAIRPDKEY
HEY, TOES, SOT, GEY, LOYDS, SEE, AIR, KEY
Left column page 239
BIGTCAWWEANTTWACFTREWCUUMMBUSLWBLMMATDFT
BIG, CAW, ANT, WAC, BUS, MAT
Right column page 239
WEHYLRAGSEEEIYCTNORSODEMEEDOTTYDDYNYLEIE
RAGS, SEE, NOR, SOD, ODE, DEME, DOTTY, LEI
Right column page 254
RMYMLODENOELORADDNYSRTNTEYENESCOYDEHTDROE
LODE, NOEL, ADD, TNT, EYE, YEN, COY, code, ROE
Left column page 262
INWTCRBGPMTFISTIFMWOAATFHUUESSHOWCSCMLTCC
icbm, FIST, eccm, SHOW
Left column page 270
SLOBPATCTEPCRTMRTASEAFAHLUCMATODTMAICJETE
SLOB, PAT, CRT, SEA, MAT, JET
Right column page 270
ELDINFOSNDGELDEOETDNESDAYEDSDRNTOELRSVEND
DIN, GEL, DAY, TOE, VEND
Left column page 271
ETSLAWICRWTFDPOFIOPSARCAWUJTOMEOFCWDADTSI
ETS, LAW, ARC, CAW, TOME, DAD
Right column page 271
EHNENTDWEDLAUTMDEEDETUESRENTYYYDYNESMTOSO
WED, DEED, TUES, RENT, DYNES,
Left column page 281
PASHIBMODBANIYUPAHTMPTSREPPFDBNWTSTLTBTTT
phd, ASH, MOD, BAN, REP
Right column page 281
YEEDAMNEEYHRTDDDNRSEPRAHEELSLUYENSYGENDIT
DAMN, HEELS, YENS, END, DIT
Left column page 322
BFSWBETIIMAAIELRAFAIMGBMDWBAAIMLTIMPYYFTU
BET, RAF, AIM, AIM, TIM
Left column page 330
GPCMGAFTCUBSTNCATHWTCTZNFTPTUFZHTMTDSOUMM
AFT, FTC, CUBS, CAT, ufo
Right column page 330
WREDDSDWEDNDSDHEFSETDHLGNYOESROEEYEWSEEED
RED, WED, SET, ROE, EYE, YEWS, SEE
Left column page 351
PSICBWAEAFDALMNAFLCPDVGWSOPBAETCPTONBLASS
PSI, icbm, FDA, ALM, nasa, SOP, TON, LASS
Right column page 351
SNTTSSRACDDNDESSEZSDEBTOFOTTNEFSYENMLSUSA
races, DEBT, YEN, USA
Left column page 361
INSISACTBMBAHWWGHCBMTWNDEFWSTRTTTTOOTCQAT
INS, icbm, SAC, ACT, MBA, TOOT
Right column page 361
SFDPDESAMTEGPEELNDMFYGOGOELTDDTTSYSOKESTS
SAM, PEEL, GOGO, SOKE
Left column page 391
SFIIIATEAILGCNMIBMYOFCROCRHSALTRIIPIOETI
ATE, TEA, AIL, SALT, pie
Right column page 399
INCESCFSAIESERNASEEEEESDEESEEEDOLTHYETAEE
(16 E's)
Left column page 423
OIMKOARTSERYROWNBSAILSIWPOLTTFEYGCITDCBBH
OAR, ARTS, ROW, OWN, SAILS, FEY
Right column page 423
DTHDNRDDNEDNETOEALSSETSILENLENREEGEOEEENG
NET, TOE, SETS
Left column page 443
FBITPOSISWESBDDEPEITTNOSIWWHTDOFAGIOAKST
FBI, BIT, FAG, OAKS
Right column page 443
RTFOESREAXHMOOHTOHUANERSTTSLOEYEEEDEEINL
FOES, MOO, SLOE, EYE
Right column page 475
EDEQSEEDHDEEEFAEOTDEEEEYROETSGHERDESL
(15 E's)
Left column page 502
LAWATTWCMSAMNTTFOMCCWIPATSWCSWIJMOTAYAYIA
LAW, WATT, SAM, PATS, MOT
Right column page 502
OSYNAFEFNOMEIEETFDESYWEDYETONEREYDGDRGDDN
NOME, DES, WED, YET, TONE
Left column page 523
ACCSTRNCIAWAWEATTNPTTCBFFEATDJMWBCDIMTTAK
CIA, icbm, AWE, EAT, FEAT, mbci, DIM
Left column page 546
HAWMBTSTDSTWSGMFCWWSSCWASCTTRCICIAEOUSATB
HAW, wsm, WAS, CIA, USA, SAT
Right column page 546
ESADFSGGDTSFNODNMTGDSYEDEDDLSVSDRYDNRONDT
SAD, NOD, DRY, RON
Left column page 555
TAWLCGDATCETNTMCTHSACIOATNBTIBWEPSTMPPHWI
TAW, AWL, date, emcc, TNT, SAC, cia, OAT, west
This pattern can also be seen in the http://www.usatoday.com home page banner.
hns, msw
It can also be seen in at least one Stephen King best-seller. (Secret for now.)
This pattern also appears in names of locations:
This pattern also appears in names of people:
John Kerry key, RR
Al Gore GORE
Tom Sawyer TO, msw, SAW
"reading is fundamental"
Contact: setilinguisticsblog@gmail.com
This page last updated January 28, 2008