Going Interstellar
- 作者:Jack (EDT),Johnson,Les (EDT)/ McDevitt
- 出版社:Baen Books
- 出版日期:2012-05-29
- 語言:英文
- ISBN10:1451637780
- ISBN13:9781451637786
- 裝訂:平裝 / 10.8 x 17.1 x 3.2 cm / 普通級
Some humans may be content staying in one place, but many of us are curious about what's beyond the next village, the next ocean, the next horizon.� Are there others like us out there? How will we reach them?� Others are concerned with the survival of the species. It may be that we have to get out of Dodge before the lights go out on Earth.� How can we accomplish this?
Wonderful questions.� Now get ready for some answers.�
Here is the science behind interstellar propulsion: reports from top tier scientists and engineers on starflight propulsion techniques that use only means and methods that we currently know are scientifically possible. Here are in-depth essays on antimatter containment, solar sails, and fusion propulsion.��
And the human consequences?� Here is speculation by a magnificent array of award-winning SF writers on what an interstellar voyage might look like, might feel like��ight be like.� It's an all-star cast abounding with Hugo and Nebula award winners: Ben Bova, Mike Resnick, Jack McDevitt, Michael Bishop, Sarah Hoyt and more.
About Going Interstellar:
In our age of amazing progress, why let our dreams shrink? This book helps us to think bold! Let's forge ahead by Going Interstellar."��avid Brin�
About Jack McDevitt's Time Travelers Never Die:
��A] masterpiece of storytelling and exploration of the paradoxes of time travel ��ranks very highly in McDevitt's quarter-century of work distinguished by high intelligence, fine world building, and superb characterization.����I>Booklist
��ack McDevitt has a well-deserved reputation for writing beautifully extrapolated interplanetary and interstellar narratives�色����ichael Bishop
About Les Johnson and Travis S. Taylor's Back to the Moon:
"[F]or everyone whose heart skipped a beat at Armstrong's first step��I>Back to the Moon is a reminder of a lost era.����I>Analog
About Les Johnson's Paradise Regained:
��A] fantastic, gorgeous broad sweep book buzzing with ideas�色����I>Astroblog