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I missed that, but then again, I am of Greek descent and we actually pronounce that letter "he" :P
I spent some good couple of minutes trying to figure out how chi and x-rays could be related, because I kept thinking about chi, the energy and not chi, the Greek letter that looks like a fancy 'x'. You sneaky, you :)
So fantasy becomes science fiction becomes science in a matter of years. I'd say you definitely qualify as a visionary.
It's what I look for in a good fantasy story - magic becomes science becomes magic. Brandon Sanderson, Pat(rick) Rothfuss (in some ways), Brent Weeks here (obviously), Jim C. Hines, David Farland, and maaaybe Steven Erikson are all names that come to mind, pretty much in that order*.
* Don't hate me, Weeks, I discovered you late!
Searching for "light turned into matter" or something similar will give you more than enough articles of varying complexity. Choose the one that works best for you.
Guess nobody wanted to tell you...I picked up on that right away. I know I can't be the only electrical engineer out there that reads your books!
The microwave band is typically described as stopping at 1 mm. The millimeter band is it's own thing.
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I missed that, but then again, I am of Greek descent and we actually pronounce that letter "he" :P
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I spent some good couple of minutes trying to figure out how chi and x-rays could be related, because I kept thinking about chi, the energy and not chi, the Greek letter that looks like a fancy 'x'. You sneaky, you :)
So fantasy becomes science fiction becomes science in a matter of years. I'd say you definitely qualify as a visionary.
It's what I look for in a good fantasy story - magic becomes science becomes magic. Brandon Sanderson, Pat(rick) Rothfuss (in some ways), Brent Weeks here (obviously), Jim C. Hines, David Farland, and maaaybe Steven Erikson are all names that come to mind, pretty much in that order*. * Don't hate me, Weeks, I discovered you late!
Searching for "light turned into matter" or something similar will give you more than enough articles of varying complexity. Choose the one that works best for you.
Guess nobody wanted to tell you...I picked up on that right away. I know I can't be the only electrical engineer out there that reads your books!
The microwave band is typically described as stopping at 1 mm. The millimeter band is it's own thing.
