The Fountains of Paradise
Open Library
ISBN: 9780553288193
author:
Arthur C. Clarke
publishing house:
Spectra
publication date: 1990
language:
English
overview
In the 22nd century visionary scientist Vannevar Morgan conceives the most grandiose engineering project of all time, and one which will revolutionize the future of humankind in space: a Space Elevator, 36,000 kilometers high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.