Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Friday, October 5, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Science fiction author birthday
Robert Lull Forward was born on August 15, 1932, and would have been 80 today. Sadly, he died on September 21, 2002.
Some items you might find interesting:
Introduction and sample chapters from Indistinguishable from Magic.
Summary bibliography at the Internet Speculative Fiction DataBase.
July 28, 2010 Space Daily article: "Engineers Prove Space Pioneer's 25-Year-Old Theory"
"Fast Forward Fifty Years" -- final writings (unfinished autobiography).
List of patents.
New York Times obituary.
Self-prepared obituary.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Science fiction author birthday
Jerry Pournelle was born August 7, 1933, which makes him 79 today ... Happy Birthday to him!
Here are a few tidbits to mark the occasion:
Pournelle on This Week in Tech episode 223: Burst and Decollate
(FYI, Pournelle tells a Mars-related story at 24:27)
Assorted quotes
The " first 'production post' " at the Chaos Manor site ... June 25, 2011
