Free
Mon 21st October from 10am
The Royal Astronomical Society
Piccadilly
London
There will be talks and a panel discussion. The speakers include Martin Rees, Royal Astronomer.
There is a Starship century book that incorporates works by science writers, science fiction writers, artists and illustrators. The table of contents of the book is:
Starships: Reaching for the Highest Bar—James & Gregory Benford
(Fiction in italics)
THE BIG PERSPECTIVE
Our Only Chance—Stephen Hawking
Noah’s Ark Eggs and Warm-Blooded Plants—Freeman Dyson
To the Ends of the Universe—Martin Rees
Starships and the Fates of Humankind—Peter Schwartz
Cathedrals—Allen Steele
PATHWAYS TOWARD STARSHIPS
Atmosphæra Incognita—Neal Stephenson
Coda: Atmosphæra Incognita—Gregory Benford
On the Way to Starflight: Economics of Interstellar Breakout—Robert Zubrin
Knotweed & Gardenias—Nancy Kress
The Nuclear Rocket: Workhouse of the Solar System—Geoffrey Landis
The Man Who Sold the Stars—Gregory Benford
BUILDING STARSHIPS
Across the Dark, the Pioneers—Geoffrey Landis
Starship Pioneers—Adam Crowl
Sailships—James Benford
Living Large—Richard A. Lovett
THE STARSHIP ERA
Starship Destinations—Ian Crawford & Stephen Baxter
The Heavy Generation—David Brin
Starcall—Stephen Baxter
Tricentennial—Joe Haldeman
Exotic Technologies for Interstellar Travel—John Cramer
http://www.starshipcentury.com/blog/event-102113/
