![]() In this lively and thought-provoking book, Stephen Webb presents a detailed discussion of the 50 most cogent and intriguing answers to Fermi's famous question, divided into three distinct groups: Aliens are already here among us. But one of the four, the renowned physicist and back-of-the-envelope calculator Enrico Fermi, asked the telling question: If the extraterrestrial life proposition is true, he wondered, 'Where is everybody?'. Science during a Los Alamos lunchtime conversation that took place more than 50 years ago, four world-class scientists agreed, given the size and age of the Universe, that advanced extraterrestrial civilizations simply had to exist. They will find much to agree with, and much to argue about, in this very accessible volume. ![]() ![]() ![]() He provides readers with non-trivial insights into research fields they may not have encountered previously.I think everyone who has ever considered the possibility that other intelligent civilizations exist elsewhere within our galaxy will enjoy "Where is everybody?". From the Reviews: 'Webb offers coherent, understandable, and sometimes humorous coverage of a diverse range of topics. ![]()
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