Thread: Looking for sci-fi books of a certain flavour
View Single Post
Old 02-11-2022, 08:31 AM   #11
Apache
Readaholic
Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Apache ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Apache's Avatar
 
Posts: 5,282
Karma: 90000484
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: South Georgia
Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"
Quote:
Originally Posted by Quoth View Post
Almost parody & satire. Brilliant. Curiously Jerry DID advise NASA and the idea was seriously considered in era of prototype nuclear powered aircraft, nuclear Zeppelin proposal, digging out canals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projec...ear_propulsion)
That is why I liked it. Niven and Pournelle wrote some great books together.
Apache
Apache is offline   Reply With Quote