HOW POWERFUL THE

HUMAN SPECIE CAN

BE?

KARDASHEV
SCALE

Is an metod proposed in 1964 to

measure the degree of the
technological evolution of a
civilization

TYPE 1
"Technological level close to the
level presently attained on earth,
with energy consumption at
410.19 erg/sec (4 10.12
Watt)." Guillermo A. Lemarchand
stated this as "A level near
contemporary terrestrial civilization
with an energy capability equivalent
to the solar insolation on Earth,
between 10.16 and 10.17 watts."

TYPE 2
Type II

"A civilization capable of harnessing the

energy radiated by its own star"--for
example, the stage of successful
construction of a Dyson sphere--"with
energy consumption at 410.33 erg/sec."
Lemarchand stated this as "A civilization
capable of utilizing and channeling the
entire radiation output of its star. The
energy utilization would then be comparable
to the luminosity of our Sun, about 41033
erg/sec (41026 Watt).

TYPE 3
"A civilization in possession of
energy on the scale of its own
galaxy, with energy consumption
at 41044 erg/sec."
Lemarchand stated this as "A
civilization with access to the
power comparable to the
luminosity of the entire Milky
Way galaxy, about 41044
erg/sec (41037 Watt)."

WHERE WE ARE?

WHEN?
Tipe 1: 150 200 years
Tipe 2:a few hundred of
years
Tipe 3:around of 500,000
1,000,000

WHAT IS THE
MOST DANGEROUS
TYPE?

The most dangerous part is the way

from type 0 and type 1

ANOTHER LIKE US?

Observational evidence
In 2015, a study of galactic midinfrared emissions came to the
conclusion that "Kardashev Type-III
civilizations are either very rare or do
not exist in the local Universe". On
October 14, 2015, the realization of a
strange pattern of light surrounding
star KIC 8462852 has raised
speculation that a Dyson Sphere (Type
II civilization) may have been
discovered.[