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BONUS – Le paradoxe de Fermi: le signal Wow!
En août 1977, au cœur de l’Ohio, un événement aussi bref qu’énigmatique entre dans l’histoire des sciences. Un signal radio venu de l’espace, d’une intensité inhabituelle, est détecté par un radiotélescope américain. Trente-sept secondes. C’est tout. Et pourtant, près d’un demi-s ... Show More
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En 1950, au détour d’un déjeuner informel à Los Alamos, un physicien pose une question d’une simplicité déconcertante : « Mais alors… où sont les extra terrestres ? » Cette phrase, attribuée à Enrico Fermi, va devenir l’un des plus grands casse-têtes scientifiques modernes. Elle ... Show More
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Lorsque s’ouvre le procès de Nuremberg en novembre 1945, un homme attire immédiatement l’attention plus que tous les autres accusés. Hermann Göring n’est pas un simple dignitaire nazi parmi d’autres. Il est l’ancien chef de la Luftwaffe, fondateur de la Gestapo, successeur offici ... Show More
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