Worldbuilding 3: Articles by Torn MacAlester

It’s All About PowerPart 3 of World Building for Science fiction: This is the definition of the Kardashev Scale.  Since it is a measure of the power generated by a civilization, it is titled: All about Power. In case you’ve missed the previous posts in the thread, Part 1 begins here. The previous post in this thread, Part 2 is here.   Image by Pixabay available on Pexels The Kardashev Scale The Kardashev scale measures the technology of a civilization.  It expresses the details in one parameter: the power generated by the civilization. The power delivered to the Earth from the Sun (approximately […]

 

Mathematics of the Kardashev ScaleThe Kardashev scale is a measure of the technological achievement of a civilization.  Traditionally, there have been three levels on the Kardashev scale: Type 1 – corresponding to a planetary civilization, Type 2 – corresponding to a stellar civilization, and Type 3 – corresponding to a galactic civilization. The types of civilization correspond to the amount of power the civilization wields.  Here is the mathematics of the Kardashev scale. The Kardashev scale is defined by the expression: K℗=(log P – 6)/10 where P is the power generated by the civilization expressed in Watts. For planetary civilizations P=1016 W, K℗=1 (e.g. […]

The post Worldbuilding 3: Articles by Torn MacAlester appeared first on Torn Macalester.