Starship Century: Toward the Grandest Horizon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781939051295)

Starship Century is an anthology by authors from both science and fiction writing backgrounds, illustrating some of the tech and ideology behind the illustrious goal of traveling to another star within the next century. Edited by Gregory Benford, New York Times bestselling science fiction author, and James Benford, leading expert on space propulsion, Starship Century includes science fiction by Neal Stephenson, David Brin, Joe Haldeman, Nancy Kress, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, John Cramer, Richard A. Lovett, and Allen Steele, as well as scientific articles by Stephen Hawking, Freeman Dyson, Robert Zubrin, Peter Schwartz, Martin Rees, Ian Crawford, James Benford, Geoffrey Landis, Paul Davies and Adam Crowl.This groundbreaking anthology of science and science fiction is based on findings and discussions of the 100-Year Starship Symposium held in 2011. In it, top scientists tackle the opportunities for our long-term future in space. Alongside them, science fiction authors explore the dream and the possibilities.

Author: James Benford, Gregory Benford
ISBN-10: 1939051290
ISBN-13: 9781939051295
Publisher: Lucky Bat Books
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2013
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.71d

Review Citation(s):
Asimov's Science Fiction 07/01/2014 pg. 103