The fundamental principles of radio SETI were first discussed in a seminal 1959 paper by
A) Marconi and Tesla
B) Drake
C) Cocconi and Morrison
D) Sagan and Oliver

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The seminal paper discussing the fundamental principles of radio SETI was written by Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison in 1959, titled "Searching for Interstellar Communications". While Drake and Sagan were prominent figures in the field of SETI, they were not involved in this particular paper. Marconi and Tesla were important figures in the development of radio communication, but were not involved with SETI.

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