...ntemporary of Albert Einstein (1879-1955) This book can be ordered in a paper bound reprint from: Books on Demand ProQuest Informat... ... ISBN: 1-931233-84-5 Standard Address Number: 297-5092 Printed in the United States of America 3 BEGIN THE ADVENTURE Ho... ...o clear upon closer examination. "The speed of light relative to what?" I often asked anyone who would listen. The common response was, "Light ne... ... kind; its speed is the same no matter who measures it." "That's true." I would respond; "That's just the second postulate of special relativity wh... ...either be reached nor exceeded by any real body." Nearly everyone picked up on that reality theme, and ever since it has been principally those out... ...ontinue: "A golf ball that is traveling at the speed of light cannot speed up any more." True in the sense that no accelerating force can reach it fr... ...major competing camps: Eastern and Western. As optimism and excitement grew, the time-to-launch of the Suzue was compressed from early projection... ... solution see, for example, Ciufolini & Wheeler, Gravitation and Inertia, Princeton U.P., 1995, ISBN 0-691-03323-4, section 3.2.2. 51 Appendix to... ...entice-Hall, 1987); and chapters in books from New York University Press, Princeton University Press and World Scientific Publishing. ------------...

...bsolute barrier at the speed of light seemed at first clear, then later not so clear upon closer examination. "The speed of light relative to what?" I often asked anyone who would listen. The common response was, "Light needs no specification of that kind; its speed is the same no matter who measures it." "That's true." I would respond; "That's just the second postulate ...

...tauri with a round-trip manned and womanned mission as the proposed overarching goal under a clear plan of exploration - a grand experiment described in later chapters. Whether or not we succeed in grasping the goal under this or under any plan is not as important as it is to set a definite plan and work towards its goal. The plan outlined here is in two phases: Phase on...

... Phase Two Experiment: Alpha Centauri or Bust!. 45 -- Ch.9. Voyage to the Center of the Galaxy. 50 -- Ch.10. An Hypothesis: There is no Speed Barrier in the Universe. 52 --...