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This theory was jokingly suggested in response to Fermi's paradox by his fellow physicist, [[Leó Szilárd]], who suggested to Fermi that extraterrestrials "are already among us — but they call themselves [[Hungarian people|Hungarians]]",<ref>Webb, p. 28. See also: {{cite book |last=Crick |first=Francis |authorlink=Francis Crick |date=1981 |title=Life Itself |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=0671255622}}</ref> a humorous reference to the peculiar [[Hungarian language]], unrelated to most other languages spoken in Europe.<ref>Webb, p. 28. See for example George Marx's 1995 lecture, "[http://epa.oszk.hu/00300/00342/00113/marx1.html Conflicts and Creativity — The Hungarian Lesson]", which was based on his 1994 book, ''The Voice of the Martians'', published by the Roland Eötvös Physical Society. A paper was published in July 1996 as "The myth of the martians and the golden age of Hungarian science" in the journal ''Science & Education''.</ref> | This theory was jokingly suggested in response to Fermi's paradox by his fellow physicist, [[Leó Szilárd]], who suggested to Fermi that extraterrestrials "are already among us — but they call themselves [[Hungarian people|Hungarians]]",<ref>Webb, p. 28. See also: {{cite book |last=Crick |first=Francis |authorlink=Francis Crick |date=1981 |title=Life Itself |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=0671255622}}</ref> a humorous reference to the peculiar [[Hungarian language]], unrelated to most other languages spoken in Europe.<ref>Webb, p. 28. See for example George Marx's 1995 lecture, "[http://epa.oszk.hu/00300/00342/00113/marx1.html Conflicts and Creativity — The Hungarian Lesson]", which was based on his 1994 book, ''The Voice of the Martians'', published by the Roland Eötvös Physical Society. A paper was published in July 1996 as "The myth of the martians and the golden age of Hungarian science" in the journal ''Science & Education''.</ref> | ||
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