Foreword.- Preface to the Second Edition.- Preface to the Third Edition.- Where is Everybody?.- Of Fermi and Paradox.- They are (or were) Here.- They Exist, But we Have Yet to See or Hear From Them.- They Don`t Exist.- Conclusion.- Notes.- References.- Index.
Physicist Stephen Webb is best known as author of popular science books: he has published 'Measuring the Universe - The Cosmological Distance Ladder' in 1999, the first edition of 'If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life' in 2002, 'Out of this World - Colliding Universes, Branes, Strings, and Other Wild Ideas of Modern Physics' in 2004 and 'New Eyes on the Universe - Twelve Cosmic Mysteries and the Tools We Need to Solve Them' in 2012.
Selected by Choice magazine as an "Outstanding Academic Title" for
2015
“There are 397 notes and 21 pages of references. The arguments are
engaging, clearly reasoned, and accessible to general readers. …
This is one of the best books ever written on the subject of
extraterrestrial intelligence. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All
readership levels.” (T. Barker, Choice, Vol. 53 (3), November,
2015)
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