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Begin the Adventure : How to Break the Light Barrier

By: Florentin Smarandache

...BEGIN the ADVENTURE How to Break the Light Barrier by A.D. 2070 Homer B. Tilton Florentin Smarandache ... ...rrier by A.D. 2070 Homer B. Tilton Florentin Smarandache 2 To the memory of Benjamin E. Tilton (1876-1955), a close contemporary of Alber... ...D. 2070 Homer B. Tilton Florentin Smarandache 2 To the memory of Benjamin E. Tilton (1876-1955), a close contemporary of Albert Einstein ... ...close contemporary of Albert Einstein (1879-1955) This book can be ordered in a paper bound reprint from: Books on Demand ProQuest ... ... Books on Demand ProQuest Information & Learning (University of Microfilm International) 300 N. Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arb... ...at can enable interstellar flight." We felt a comparative analysis was in order of the acceleration to be expected from such a plan. Analysis: ... ...navigation & engineering; module M5 to life needs. Quarters for the four officers are located in the modules containing or near their duty stations;... ...forward consoles are to be manned, and at least one of the two flight-deck officers (FDOs) will be on the Flight Deck of the remaining two officers, ... ...n a place of honor with the Wright brothers' Flyer, Lindberg's Spirit of St. Louis, and the Apollo moonship. Welcome home starman! The Sun lo...

...For most of the 20th century, both relativity and star travel fascinated this writer. The reasons Albert Einstein concluded there is an absolute barrier at the speed of light seemed at first clear, then later not so clear upon closer...

...One's reach should exceed one's grasp. Thus we reach for Alpha Centauri 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 se...

...Prefaces. 6 -- Ch.1. Introduction . 11 -- Ch.2. The Human Barrier. 14 -- Ch.3. An Overview. 18 -- Ch.4. Acceleration Due to Light Pressure. 21 -- Ch.5. Light Sailing is Not All There Is. 27 -- Ch.6. Einstein's Light Barrier. 32 -- Ch.7. The Phase One Experiment: The First...

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