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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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===== [[Cosmopolitan Culture]] and First Contact =====


Working up my further ideas on this from what begun in the English wiki talk space.
Working up my further ideas on this from what begun in the English wiki talk space.