# Canonical recap data for Fermi Paradox Formulated (1950)
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slug: fermi-paradox
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title: Fermi Paradox Formulated
subtitle: Enrico Fermi's famous question—'Where is everybody?'—framed the apparent contradiction between cosmic abundance and absence of detected alien civilizations.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1950-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1950
decade: 1950
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Fermi paradox is the apparent inconsistency between the lack of conclusive evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the apparently high likelihood of their existence.
summaryLong: The Fermi paradox is the apparent inconsistency between the lack of conclusive evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the apparently high likelihood of their existence.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Enrico Fermi"
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
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  title: Fermi paradox
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related: []
categories:
- launch
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  label: Fermi paradox
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