The Fermi Paradox refers to a question posed by physicist Enrico Fermi in the middle of the 20th century: if the universe is so big, then why hasn’t humanity encountered (or been visited by) any other intelligent life?
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Part IV, The Anthropic Principle
The physicist Enrico Fermi is famous for the concept known as Fermi’s paradox : if the universe is so big, why hasn’t humanity located any other intelligent life...
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