British engineers have a proud tradition of devising plausible spaceplane designs (chapter 23); see for example a recent article on Skylon by Richard Varvill and Alan Bond in the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society (January 2004).
The development of new materials appears to be bringing the notion of a “space elevator” (chapter 50) closer to reality (see Clarke’s Fountains of Paradise, 1979). See The Space Elevator by Bradley Edwards, BC Edwards, 2002.
And there really will be a total solar eclipse over the western Pacific on April 20, 2042. See NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Eclipse Home Page for precise predictions.
We’re very grateful to Professor Yoji Kondo (aka Eric Kotani) for his generous advice on some technical aspects.
Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Stephen Baxterra
November 2004
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About The Authors
A C. C is considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time and is an international treasure in many other ways, including the fact that a 1945 article by him led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Clarke—both fiction and nonfiction—have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. He lives in Sri Lanka.
S B is a trained engineer with degrees from Cambridge and Southampton universities. Baxter is the acclaimed author of the Manifold novels and Evolution. He is the winner of the British Science Fiction Award, the Locus Award, the John W. Campbell Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award, as well as being a nominee for an Arthur C. Clarke Award.
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Clarke, Arthur Charles, 1917—
Sunstorm / Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter.
p. cm.—(A time odyssey ; 2)
eISBN 0-345-45252-6
1. Space and time—Fiction. I. Baxter, Stephen. II. Title.
PR6005.L36S86 2005
823'.914—dc22 2004062354
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