Siliskk t1_j9ngwhi wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:47 AM

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

VitaminPb t1_j9nhv4h wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:57 AM

IIRC it was Dr. Robert Forward.

professorjaytee t1_j9nn8hg wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:59 AM

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.