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Title: ''Where is everybody. '' An account of Fermi's question

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5746675· OSTI ID:5746675

Fermi's famous question, now central to debates about the prevalence of extraterrestrial civilizations, arose during a luncheon conversation with Emil Konopinski, Edward Teller, and Herbert York in the summer of 1950. Fermi's companions on that day have provided accounts of the incident.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
5746675
Report Number(s):
LA-10311-MS; ON: DE85011898; TRN: AH200132%%120
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English