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Gordon E Reade
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Where is Everybody? by Stephen Webb new
      #276787 - 12/09/04 01:53 PM

Where is Everybody? by Stephen Webb was the most enjoyable and thought provoking astronomy book I have read in years. I find myself rereading chapters and mulling over possible solutions to the Fermi Paradox.

However the, "Doomsday and the Delta t Argument", outlined on pages 130 to 134 struck me as completely absurd. By that argument a ten year old used car is likely to out last a new car.

Did anyone else feel the same way?

Gordon


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Re: Where is Everybody? by Stephen Webb new [Re: Gordon E Reade]
      #276911 - 12/09/04 04:00 PM

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Where is Everybody? by Stephen Webb was the most enjoyable and thought provoking astronomy book I have read in years. I find myself rereading chapters and mulling over possible solutions to the Fermi Paradox.

However the, "Doomsday and the Delta t Argument", outlined on pages 130 to 134 struck me as completely absurd. By that argument a ten year old used car is likely to out last a new car.

Did anyone else feel the same way?

Gordon




I haven't seen this one. Can you tell us who published it?

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Re: Where is Everybody? by Stephen Webb new [Re: desertstars]
      #276922 - 12/09/04 04:12 PM

Here is the link to it on amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0387955011/qid=1102626542/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-9653864-2684906?v=glance&s=books

It's a fantastic book.

Gordon


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Re: Where is Everybody? by Stephen Webb [Re: Gordon E Reade]
      #276980 - 12/09/04 05:08 PM

Thanks!

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Author of Mr. Olcott's Skies. Available in paperback and ebook from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

@desertstarsbks

Under Desert StarsEither Way, It's Reading


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