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BeepBlipBlapBloop t1_j9ng91w wrote

Yes, it's very possible. You should read the book "Dragon's Egg". It deals with this exact idea.

Also, it's a great book.

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Amoyamoyamoya t1_j9njbva wrote

Fascinating both for the story itself and the world building. Definitely worth a read.

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CJ4700 t1_j9nl8v9 wrote

Thanks for recommending this. I just listened to the preview and bought it.

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SW_Zwom t1_j9nkuqn wrote

I wouldn't call it a great book... The book itself is mediocre, imho, but the idea behind it is very interesting, so yeah, it's still worth the read.

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Siliskk t1_j9ngh80 wrote

I will look into this! Appreciate it, i hope its on audible

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Siliskk t1_j9ngwhi wrote

Perfect, who is the author? Their seems to be multiple books of the same title. Thank you

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professorjaytee t1_j9nn8hg wrote

He means this Dragon's Egg:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_Egg

The science in this book is as factual as hard science fiction can get. Zero handwaving or fantasy physics.

Bob Forward was not just an author, he was a career physicist.

>Robert Lull Forward (August 15, 1932 – September 21, 2002) was an American physicist and science fiction writer. His literary work was noted for its scientific credibility and use of ideas developed from his career as an aerospace engineer. He also made important contributions to gravitational wave detection research.

There aren't many people who can do both those things well.

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wenkafonte t1_j9npfky wrote

I was just going to recommend this book. Finished it a few months ago on audible and it creeps into my thoughts regularly.

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