The Golden record was made for a voyage spacecraft that tells about the various aspects of life and civilization on earth via pictures as well as sounds. Let’s begin exploring what exactly it says.
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Greetings from Earth
Hello there, At the commencement of The Golden Record are greetings spoken in fifty-five different languages such as German or Yoruba among others’. The peace and goodwill messages they carry have been presented by humans representing their respective countries. here is example :
- In English: “Hello from the children of planet Earth.”
- In Akkadian: One of the oldest languages in history dating back to ancient Mesopotamia.
- In Mandarin Chinese: The most widely spoken language on Earth today.
These greetings were chosen to represent a broad array of human cultures, thus reflecting the linguistic diversity of our planet. M
Music of the Spheres
usic of the Spheres Music is universal, as demonstrated by the fact that Golden Record contains twenty-seven music tracks drawn from different epochs as well as regions across the globe. Hence, it was intended to demonstrate how much variety there is in terms of music on Earth. Some highlights include:
- Classical Music:
- Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F.”
- Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5 in C Minor.”
- Traditional and Folk Music:
- A Navajo night chant.
- A Peruvian wedding song.
- Contemporary Music:
- Chuck Berry’s rock-and-roll classic “Johnny B. Goode.”
A rock-and-roll classic “Johnny B. Goode” was his song by Chuck Berry.
Sounds of Earth
For the human civilization, this mixtape is as diverse as possible to express the full range of emotions and cultures involved. Earth’s Sounds To have aliens get a feel for our planet through listening, there is a “Sounds of Earth” part on the Golden Record:
- Natural Sounds:
- Thunder and rain.
- Birds singing.
- Whale calls.
- Human Sounds:
- Heartbeat and laughter.
- A mother’s kiss.
- The roar of a rocket launch.
These sounds were selected to represent the beauty and variety of life on Earth.
Images
The Golden Record contains 116 images encoded in analog form. These images cover a wide array of subjects, offering a visual representation of life on Earth. The images are categorized into several themes:
- Human Anatomy and Life:
- Diagrams and photographs of human anatomy, including the structure of DNA.
- Images of human reproduction and childbirth.
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- Daily Life and Culture:
- People eating, working, and playing.
- Cultural events, such as a ballet performance and a school classroom.
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- Architecture and Technology:
- Notable buildings and monuments like the Taj Mahal and the Sydney Opera House.
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- Transportation methods, including cars, trains, and airplanes.
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- Natural Beauty and Wildlife:
- Landscapes, such as mountains, deserts, and oceans.
- Animals and plants from various ecosystems around the world.
These images were chosen to represent the diversity and complexity of life on Earth, highlighting both our achievements and our natural environment.
Scientific Knowledge
The Golden Record also includes diagrams and information about basic scientific principles. These were included to provide extraterrestrials with a foundation for understanding our scientific knowledge:
- Mathematics and Physics:
- Mathematical definitions and equations.
- Physical units of measurement and the definition of time.
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- Astronomy:
- Position of the solar system in the Milky Way galaxy.
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- PICTURES of the solar system and its planets.
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This scientific content aims to help extraterrestrial beings decode the rest of the record’s information and understand our level of technological development.
Printed Messages
Alongside the audio and visual content, the Golden Record also contains printed messages from prominent figures of the time, including:
- Jimmy Carter, As a former President of the United States: “This is a present from a small distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts, and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours.”
- Kurt Waldheim,As a former Secretary-General of the United Nations,”We seek peace and friendship in the universe as we move beyond our solar system if we are requested to teach and are willing to learn through acquisition. We are aware that we occupy only a tiny fraction of the vast whole that stretches out around us in every direction; let’s therefore undertake this endeavor with a heart full of hope and a fearless mind
An amazing effort was made by placing the Golden Record onboard the Voyager spacecraft to transmit the nature of the earth as well as mankind to far away cosmic bodies through generations past & present generations. It acts as a container that houses the diversity, innovation and scientific wisdom our world holds. For centuries on end while traveling through interstellar space, our greatest creation remembers us through its shining surface markers and symbolizes our continued anticipation of meeting other intelligent life forms out there somewhere else in this universe till now even at this very moment taking place. It connotes peace.