Need Some Science Fiction Readers
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cats cradle was great. I read it in i think the 11th grade for an essay assignment
Hello; I also like larry Niven. I do like Ringworld. I also like his Man-Kzin stories quite a lot.
An older book is Rendevous With Rama. I believe by Arthur C. Clark. As I recall, this tale has only classical physics (Newtonian physics) applied in the actions of the story. No hyperdrives, warp drives, teleporters or such. It is also a good read. Should be a bit easier to break down the classical physics involved. I would suggest the initial story and not the later sequels. This is the story I would use if I had your assignment.
Another author is David Drake. I am in particular thinking of his Hammers Slammers series. Some fanciful bits involved that go beyond classical physics, but not too much as I recall.
I also like Charles Sheffield. Higher Education comes to mind.
good luck
An older book is Rendevous With Rama. I believe by Arthur C. Clark. As I recall, this tale has only classical physics (Newtonian physics) applied in the actions of the story. No hyperdrives, warp drives, teleporters or such. It is also a good read. Should be a bit easier to break down the classical physics involved. I would suggest the initial story and not the later sequels. This is the story I would use if I had your assignment.
Another author is David Drake. I am in particular thinking of his Hammers Slammers series. Some fanciful bits involved that go beyond classical physics, but not too much as I recall.
I also like Charles Sheffield. Higher Education comes to mind.
good luck
I have ringworld now and I will be getting systemic shock by Monday. I will read a but of both and see what fits better. thanks for the help
I'm pretty sure the movie Intersteller is in book form but, the theoretical physics in that movie were amazingly thought provoking. Sorry, I'm a techie so the majority of my reading comes from tech manuals these days.
If you find that you like ringworld, i have the rest of the series in paperback if you want them. Plus a ton of other Niven books. Just cover the shipping.
thanks man but my physics teacher basement is full of all Sci-fi books. he literally donates to the public and school library because their lists are inadequate
was a phenomenal movie but wormholes are an impossible to explain concept and I don't really want to go into string theory in this report. it makes for an interesting read but a hard proof
You may be able to reference the 'Science of Interstellar' companion book by Kip Thorne (who one of the robots was named after) to make it a bit easier.
If you want sci-fi that deals with physics, may I suggest "Roadside Picnic" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky?? It's basically a story about human expeditionary teams examining the site of an alien visit on earth, encountering dangerous zones (gravity inversion, absence, increases, etc.) around items that the aliens left behind. The story's conceit is that it's just their trash they left behind!
If you want sci-fi that deals with physics, may I suggest "Roadside Picnic" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky?? It's basically a story about human expeditionary teams examining the site of an alien visit on earth, encountering dangerous zones (gravity inversion, absence, increases, etc.) around items that the aliens left behind. The story's conceit is that it's just their trash they left behind!
