Where is Everybody?
Titel
Where is Everybody?
Beschrijving
In response to Enrico Fermi's famous 1950 question concerning the existence of advanced civilizations elsewhere, physicist Webb critically examines 50 resolutions to explain the total absence of empirical evidence for probes, starships, and communications from extraterrestrials. He focuses on our Milky Way Galaxy, which to date has yielded no objects or signals that indicate the existence of alien beings with intelligence and technology. His comprehensive analysis covers topics ranging from the Drake equation and Dyson spheres to the panspermia hypothesis and anthropic arguments. Of special interest are the discussions on the DNA molecule, the origin of life on Earth, and the threats to organic evolution on this planet (including mass extinctions). Webb himself concludes that the "great silence" in nature probably results from humankind's being the only civilization now in this galaxy, if not in the entire universe. This richly informative and very engaging book is recommended for most academic and public library science collections.
Maker
Stephen Webb
Uitgever
Praxis Publishing Ltd.
Datum
2002
Taal
eng
Aanduiding
LEV0306
ISBN
387955011
Collectie
Citaat
Stephen Webb, “Where is Everybody?,” Bibliotheek Cozmix, toegankelijk 21 november 2024, https://bib.cozmix.cloud/items/show/1160.