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Deep Future (Gollancz Sf S.)
DEEP FUTURE takes you on dazzling ride to the limits of time and space. Along the way Stephen Baxter looks at our place in the universe, considers the possibility that we are in fact alone, and wonders whether that fact gives us the right to inherit everything. He also looks at how we might strive to overcome the limitations of the physical universe and win the deepest fut...more
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(first published 1985)
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Wow. This book was pretty interesting. It's all you ever wanted to know about the future of our Universe, and more. I actually liked that the first few chapters were more focused on our past and what accomplishments we've completed so far. Of course the inevitable 'colonizing' space argument and the question of "Are we alone?" comes up often.
I believe that Baxter is ordinarily a science-fiction writer, so it was curious that he was able to pull off such a great non-fiction book. I actually love...more
I believe that Baxter is ordinarily a science-fiction writer, so it was curious that he was able to pull off such a great non-fiction book. I actually love...more
This is a book for nerds, and for boys who want to write science fiction novels. That's because it tells you what spaceships your space-heroes can fly around space in, and it tells you other stuff like, "We used to think teleportation was impossible...But it may be there is a way. Quantum mechanics allows for the long-range correlation of particles. Once they've been in contact, they're never truly separated, their future evolution commingled. This is called 'Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) correl...more
I sort of expected more than a summary of existing ideas and themes, so I was disappointed.
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Stephen Baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from Cambridge (mathematics) and Southampton Universities (doctorate in aeroengineering research). Baxter is the winner of the British Science Fiction Award and the Locus Award, as well as being a nominee for an Arthur C. Clarke Award, most recently for Manifold: Time. His novel Voyage won the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History Novel of the...more
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