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The Fountains of Paradise is a 1979 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator.
- Arthur Charles Clarke
- 1979
Jan 1, 1979 · The Fountains of Paradise. Arthur C. Clarke. 3.95. 30,180 ratings916 reviews. This Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel is reissued in this trade paperback edition. Vannemar Morgan's dream of linking Earth with the stars requires a 24,000-mile-high space elevator.
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Jan 1, 2014 · 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.
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- Arthur C. Clarke
Nov 30, 2012 · The Fountains of Paradise. Arthur C. Clarke. RosettaBooks, Nov 30, 2012 - Fiction - 186 pages. A Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel from the legendary “colossus of science fiction” and...
Mar 19, 2012 · The Fountains Of Paradise. Arthur C. Clarke. Orion, Mar 19, 2012 - Fiction - 320 pages. One of Clarke's most famous and acclaimed novels, winner of both the HUGO AWARD and the NEBULA AWARD.
The Fountains of Paradise. Arthur Charles Clarke. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979 - Fiction - 261 pages. In this, which many consider this to be Clarke's best novel, Vannevar Morgan is the...
The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke - The 8088th greatest book of all time. The book envisions a future where a visionary engineer undertakes the monumental task of constructing a space elevator, a tower stretching from the Earth's surface into geostationary orbit.
