Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space Paperback - 1996 - 1st Edition
by Editor-Stanley Schmidt; Editor-Robert Zubrin
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- Title Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space
- Author Editor-Stanley Schmidt; Editor-Robert Zubrin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used: Acceptable
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley
- Date 1996-01-25
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # SONG0471135615
- ISBN 9780471135616 / 0471135615
- Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 9.27 x 6.16 x 0.76 in (23.55 x 15.65 x 1.93 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Australian
- Library of Congress subjects Space colonies, Outer space - Exploration
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95032914
- Dewey Decimal Code 919.904
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"These articles are not 'just science fiction.' They are things we can do--and with any luck at all, and vision and determination, we will." -- Stanley Schmidt
Take off on a thrilling journey of space exploration and speculation--to the realm where science fiction becomes science fact--as leading writers, researchers, and astronautic engineers describe a not-too-distant future of interstellar travel and colonization. From cable cars that ride "skyhooks" into space to rockets that can refuel out of Martian air, from "terraforming" planets (a process that makes them habitable for human life) to faster-than-light propulsion systems, Islands in the Sky offers an astonishing collection of challenging--and plausible--ideas and proposals from the pages of Analog magazine. Brilliant and provocative, here is fun-filled reading for everyone interested in science, technology, and the future.