Indistinguishable from magic : speculations and visions of the future

Antigravity Machines ! (six kinds) Space Warps! Black Holes! Strange Matter! Time Machines! Reactionless Drives! Faster than Light Drives! All the known ways to build real starships! Finally, someone who puts the "science" back in science fiction! Robert L. Forward, Ph.D. and physicist to the stars, gives us a tour of the "real" far-out physics theory being discussed by scientists today - and then shows us what it's all "for" in his science fiction stories showing people utilizing those theories, and the impact they will have on a future that is - "INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM MAGIC" Robert L. Forward, Ph.D. and physicist to the stars, gives the reader a tour of the real far-out physics theory being discussed by scientists today--and then shows them what it's all for--in his SF stories showing people utilizing those theories, and the impact they will have on a future that is Indistinguishable from Magic.

Robert L. Forward, Ph.D. and physicist to the stars, gives the reader a tour of the real far-out physics theory being discussed by scientists today--and then shows them what it's all for--in his SF stories showing people utilizing those theories, and the impact they will have on a future that is Indistinguishable from Magic. Original.

An intergalactic adventure applies all the theories of modern technology, including antigravity machines, space warps, black holes, time machines, and reactionless drives, and considers their impact on the universe. Original.