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Human beings have long been fascinated by the possibility of the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence (ET). As long ago as 50 BC, Lucretius wrote:
Nothing in the universe is unique and alone and therefore in other regions there must be other earths inhabited by different tribes of men and breeds of beasts.
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(2007). On the Radio Astronomical Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. In: The Invisible Universe. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68360-7_15
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