The Guzman Prize
In December 1900, a French committee offered 100,000 francs to the first person to make contact with intelligent beings on another planet.
Martians were excluded as too easy.
(Thanks, Tom.)
An idler's miscellany of compendious amusements
In December 1900, a French committee offered 100,000 francs to the first person to make contact with intelligent beings on another planet.
Martians were excluded as too easy.
(Thanks, Tom.)
