| Going Interstellar | | | Editor:
| McDevitt, Jack | | Author:
| Johnson, Les | | ISBN: | 978-1-4516-3778-6 | | Publication Date: | Jun 2012 | | Publisher: | Baen Books
| | Book Format: | Paperback | | List Price: | USD $7.99 | Book Description:
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- Some humans may be content staying in one place, but many of us are curiousabout 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 concernedwith the survival of the species. It may be that we have to get out of Dodgebefore the lights go out on Earth. How can we accomplish this? Wonderfulquestions. Now get ready for some answers.
- Here is the science behind interstellar propulsion:...
More Description - Some humans may be content staying in one place, but many of us are curiousabout 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 concernedwith the survival of the species. It may be that we have to get out of Dodgebefore the lights go out on Earth. How can we accomplish this? Wonderfulquestions. Now get ready for some answers.
- Here is the science behind interstellar propulsion: reports from top tierscientists and engineers on starflight propulsion techniques that use only meansand methods that we currently know are scientifically possible. Here arein-depth essays on antimatter containment, solar sails, and fusion propulsion.And the human consequences? Here is speculation by a magnificent array ofaward-winning SF writers on what an interstellar voyage might look like, mightfeel like -- might be like. It's an all-star cast abounding with Hugoand Nebula award-winners, including Ben Bova, Mike Resnick, Jack McDevitt,Michael Bishop, and Sarah Hoyt.
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