The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. 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 of space: a Space Elevator, 36,000 kilometres high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN-13
- 9780575121768
- Genre
- Science Fiction
- Topics
- Space elevator engineeringFuture technology and progressMan vs nature ambition
Awards
- Hugo Award for Best NovelWon(1980)
- Nebula Award for Best NovelWon(1979)
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelShortlisted(1980)
- BSFA Award for Best NovelShortlisted(1979)
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