Starship Century: Toward The Grandest Horizon
by Gregory Benford /
2013 / English / EPUB
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Starship Century is an anthology by authors from both science and
fiction writing backgrounds, illustrating some of the tech and
ideology behind the illustrious goal of traveling to another star
within the next century. Edited by Gregory Benford, New York Times
bestselling science fiction author, and James Benford, leading
expert on space propulsion, Starship Century includes science
fiction by Neal Stephenson, David Brin, Joe Haldeman, Nancy Kress,
Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, John Cramer, Richard A. Lovett,
and Allen Steele, as well as scientific articles by Stephen
Hawking, Freeman Dyson, Robert Zubrin, Peter Schwartz, Martin Rees,
Ian Crawford, James Benford, Geoffrey Landis, Paul Davies and Adam
Crowl. This groundbreaking anthology of science and science fiction
is based on findings and discussions of the 100-Year Starship
Symposium held in 2011. In it, top scientists tackle the
opportunities for our long-term future in space. Alongside them,
science fiction authors explore the dream and the possibilities.
Starship Century is an anthology by authors from both science and
fiction writing backgrounds, illustrating some of the tech and
ideology behind the illustrious goal of traveling to another star
within the next century. Edited by Gregory Benford, New York Times
bestselling science fiction author, and James Benford, leading
expert on space propulsion, Starship Century includes science
fiction by Neal Stephenson, David Brin, Joe Haldeman, Nancy Kress,
Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, John Cramer, Richard A. Lovett,
and Allen Steele, as well as scientific articles by Stephen
Hawking, Freeman Dyson, Robert Zubrin, Peter Schwartz, Martin Rees,
Ian Crawford, James Benford, Geoffrey Landis, Paul Davies and Adam
Crowl. This groundbreaking anthology of science and science fiction
is based on findings and discussions of the 100-Year Starship
Symposium held in 2011. In it, top scientists tackle the
opportunities for our long-term future in space. Alongside them,
science fiction authors explore the dream and the possibilities.