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Carl Sagan is linked to the Fermi paradox as he explored fictional solutions to it in his novel 'Contact' [1], [2], and he is credited with its first print appearance [3] while also questioning the historical attribution of the paradox to Enrico Fermi [4].
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The Great Silence (Philosophy and Fermi's Paradox) wearenotsaved.com 2 facts
referenceIn the novel 'Contact' by Carl Sagan, the author introduces a fictional solution to the Fermi paradox where advanced aliens embed a binary code into the mathematical constant pi, which can be discovered once the constant is calculated to a sufficient number of digits.
accountCarl Sagan's novel 'Contact' features a fictional answer to the Fermi paradox where aliens are powerful enough to embed a binary code into the digits of pi.