| View Larger Image | The Starflight Handbook: A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel (Wiley Science Editions) | Hardcoverby Eugene F. Mallove (Author), Gregory L. Matloff (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons | | Page Count: | 274 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 30, 1989 | | Sales Rank: | 159,312th |
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The Starflight Handbook A Pioneer’s Guide to Interstellar Travel "The Starflight Handbook is an indispensable compendium of the many and varied methods for traversing the vast interstellar gulf—don’t leave the Solar System without it!" —Robert Forward "Very sensible, very complete and useful. Its good use of references and technical ‘sidebars’ adds to the book and allows the nontechnical text to be used by ordinary readers in an easy fashion. I certainly would recommend this book to anyone doing any thinking at all about interstellar flight or the notion of possibilities of contacts between hypothetical civilizations in different stat systems." —Louis Friedman Executive Director, The Planetary Society The Starflight Handbook is the first and only compendium on planet Earth of the radical new technologies now on the drawing boards of some of our smartest and most imaginative space scientists and engineers. Scientists and engineers as well as general readers will be captivated by its:In-depth discussions of everything from nuclear pulse propulsion engines to in-flight navigation, in flowing, non-technical languageSidebars and appendices cover technical and mathematical concepts in detailSeventy-five elegant and enlightening illustrations depicting starships and their hardware |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 14 reviews)
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The Title says it all. by John Barazzuol (Victoria, BC, Canada)  5 Stars
August 09, 2008
If you've found his book and this stuff is your bag then you won't be disapointed. I frequently reread sections of this book that especially engaged me. Its a great reference for sci-fi daydreamers or aspiring authors alike and I can't reccamend this book enough.
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Starflight Handbook by Brian Krinsley 5 Stars
November 23, 2006
This is a well written, informative, inspiring book. It's got a well rounded topical look at technologies used and proposed to go to the stars. Can't say enough good things about it!
BK
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The StarFlight Handbook by Gregory Warren (New York)  3 Stars
September 03, 2005
Advanced concepts are in the book but more focus should have been on imaginative diagrams than math formulas.
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The best book on the subject by Victoria (Honolulu, Hawaii) 5 Stars
August 31, 2004
One of my favorite books. If you have any interest in space travel and different propulsion systems DO NOT MISS IT!. You don't have to be a scientist to understand it because everything is explained in very simple and straighforward manner. I couldn't put it down!
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Solid Reference Guide by J A W (Norman, OK United States)  4 Stars
July 18, 2004
This book covers the strengths and weaknesses of various types of spacecraft, and often adds visuals and drawings to help explain the ways these crafts might work. Electromag-ramjets, light-sails, Nuke powered, they're all here. It's 15 years old, however, but it is nonetheless a good starting point to understand the possibilities of interstellar travel. This book also covers the basic physics behind space propulsion. The book is obviously a good resource for science fiction writers, futurists, and people who want to wow their friends w/ insightful comments on space colonization. W/ the new Mars initiative by NASA, designed to be fulfilled w/in 50 years, maybe NASA might fulfill some of the theories outlined in this book. Be ahead of the curve.
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