The first scientist to claim to have detected radio communications from another civilization was
A) Heinrich Hertz
B) Nikola Tesla
C) Thomas Edison
D) Guglielmo Marconi

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The first scientist to claim to have detected radio communications from another civilization was Nikola Tesla. In 1899, while working on a radio transmitter, he reported picking up what he believed were radio signals from an extraterrestrial source. However, his discovery was not substantiated and remains controversial. Heinrich Hertz, Thomas Edison, and Guglielmo Marconi all played important roles in the development of radio technology, but did not claim to have detected communications from extraterrestrial civilizations.

The First Scientist to Claim to Have Detected Radio Communications