The Star Drive

Author : Phillip Hills
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788853002

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The Star Drive by Phillip Hills Pdf

Discover the technology that may take humanity to the stars. In May 2018 NASA called a press conference to announce the successful test-run of their tiny nuclear reactor KRUSTY (Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology). This revolutionary technology, which runs on heat alone, may have profound consequences for the future of mankind, enabling us to maintain permanent bases on the Moon, on Mars and other planets, and eventually power a starship. On earth too it could have enormous benefits as a new way to generate power at a time when climate change is threatening our very existence. This book is the amazing story behind this invention, which began with Robert Stirling's original designs for a heat exchange engine in 1816. An invention truly ahead of its time, the practical application of the Stirling Engine has taxed the minds of scientists and inventors for almost 200 years. Only now is it possible for its full potential to be realised. Phillip Hills weaves science and history together to tell the story of one of the most exciting scientific developments the world has ever seen.

Author : Mark R. Tomion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-01
Category : Nuclear rockets
ISBN : 0971372705

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StarDrive Engineering by Mark R. Tomion Pdf

Author : Daniel H. Pink
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781101524381

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Drive by Daniel H. Pink Pdf

The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live.

Author : Roland Green
Publisher : TSR
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0786911913

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On the Verge by Roland Green Pdf

In the underground hell of the planet Oberon, life in a street gang doesn't offer many possibilities. That is, until Kai robs the wrong man and finds himself in the middle of a power struggle.

Author : Robert H. Lalonde
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426961229

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Wings of Time by Robert H. Lalonde Pdf

The tritton (year) is 2115 and the planet ZarCedra was taken over by a brutal alien race known as the Protrerian High Command. For 70 trittons the Humanarian race was shunned but for the last 30 trittons the Humanarian and Protrerian species have been mating and joining in matrimony. But there was a side to the Humanarian military that wanted to sever all ties to the Protrerian race and the way of life they have forced upon the Humanarian peoples. So they invent and produce a new military aircraft, called the Supersonic Dragon 228-D Spy Jet Stealth. A jet that is equipped with highly sophistacated prototype equipment and superiorly armed; this aircraft was supposed to assist them in finally severing the ties that were keeping them tied to a way of life they no longer wanted. Enter Major Jeroque Teldat, the pilot picked to fly this new aircraft. As he was on a secret mission something happened to him and his craft while trying to settle another alian race called the Antrerian race on the planet. Maj. Teldat tries to keep these two races apart and keep them from anhilating eachother when all of a sudden he finds himself at the brginning of the Grand war of 2015 and assists the Humanarian race in their fight to keep reigning power over their world.

Author : Jeff Prucher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780199885527

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Brave New Words by Jeff Prucher Pdf

Winner of a 2008 Hugo Award, this new paperback takes readers on spectacular tour of the language created by science fiction. From "Stargate" to "Force Field," this dictionary opens a fascinating window into an entire genre, through the words invented by science fiction's most talented writers, critics, and fans. Each entry includes numerous citations of the word's usage, from the earliest known appearance forward. Drawn not only from science fiction novels and stories, citations also come from fanzines, screenplays, comics, songs, and the Internet.

Author : Athena Grayson
Publisher : Uncharted Worlds Media
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Scandal: Scions of the Star Empire #1 by Athena Grayson Pdf

DRAFT/ARC ONLY: NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION If you have received this document in error, please contact [email protected] for the final revision.

Author : Barbara Vaka
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984525031

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The Tharsis Zone by Barbara Vaka Pdf

Get ready for the ride of your life. The Tharsis Zone is as much fact as it is fiction. Jake McCulloch is an astronaut headed on a mission to Mars, unaware that his roots lie on a distant world thirty-four light years from Earth. What he and his fellow astronauts encounter upon landing on Mars can only be described as earth-shattering. The action never stops as they encounter old rivalries from Earth now on Mars. The fate of their home planet hangs in the balance when they discover an alien force with the power to turn their spaceship and the crew to dust. An epic battle ensues when the aliens are forced to defend their own world with Jakes help.

Author : J.M. Sampson
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9798889101772

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Pride and Prejudice Among the Stars by J.M. Sampson Pdf

Earth’s first contact with extra-terrestrials, requesting permission to land on Antarctica to repair one of their three ships, proves to be a potential extinction event for the human race. When a nuke, and missiles, prove to be futile against alien defensive screens, Earth’s last hope is put in the hands of a six-man Navy Seal team. Cody Hawke leads his team to the site, and they damage the annihilator weapon as it is fired, but the team and much of Earth’s population is wiped out. Twenty-five years later, another alien ship arrives with damage caused by an attack from Horde ships, from another galaxy. Setting down near the three Zirralonian war ships, they discover the damage done to the planet, whose existence is new to them. Reptilian scientists use regeneration transference to animate three earthlings whose bodies are frozen in the ice. Though the bodies are supposed to be temporary shells without awareness, used for scientific study, they prove to be much more. Is it possible for a technologically-challenged Earth to help advanced friendlies defeat the even greater tech of another galaxy?

Author : Roger Hydes
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781425124601

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Origin by Roger Hydes Pdf

John Barnes is just a normal guy who takes his pet dog out for a walk on his fiftieth birthday. Together they find something that leads him to discover the true history of mankind - and its destiny. His life changes for ever, in many ways, as do the lives of Earth's entire population as they are drawn inexorably into a battle for survival that spans not only this galaxy, but beyond. Fighting an evil and merciless enemy, earth had but one ally, and ally with more humanity than her creators could have wished for - or has she? Please visit www.theheritagefiles.com for more information.

Author : C Osborne Rapley
Publisher : C Osborne Rapley
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Guardian Generations by C Osborne Rapley Pdf

RAF fighter pilot James Taylor is abducted by an alien craft as he flies his Typhoon over Scotland. He’s unaware that his uncle, Tristan who disappeared without trace many years ago, had been targeted by aliens and is now a Guardian, a member of a specially selected and highly trained police force with telepathic abilities. As Tristan’s daughter hurtles towards Earth to find more people capable of becoming Guardians, on another planet an evil scheme to cleanse the galaxy of all synthetic life forms is gathering pace. James unwittingly becomes part of the plan, and is tasked with countering the threat of Guardian Artificial Intelligences. Star Drive technology is in overdrive, space pirates are amassing, and a secret passed down through generations is revealed. But a time bomb is ticking – is there still time to bring peace to the galaxy?

Author : Diane Carey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2000-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743411141

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Wagon Train To The Stars by Diane Carey Pdf

After saving Earth from the threat of V’Ger, James T. Kirk is called again to the final frontier with the mission to lead a valiant group of settlers to a distant world and explore the diverse mysteries and dangers of a strange new world in the Star Trek universe. Far from the Federation, a newly discovered M-class world has been eyed as a potential home by a group of hardy and determined colonists. Starfleet can spare only one starship to escort the would-be settlers on their perilous voyage, and that ship is none other than the legendary Starship Enterprise, commanded by the most well-known captain in the quadrant. Now Kirk finds himself responsible for the lives of 30,000 men, women, and children—a task that grows all the more difficult when the expedition is caught in the middle of an ancient feud between two dangerous alien races.

Author : Diane Carey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471107788

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New Earth Book One:wagon Train To The Stars by Diane Carey Pdf

Having saved Earth from the threat of V'Ger, James T. Kirk is called again to the final frontier. His new mission: to lead a valiant group of settlers to a distant world, to defend the struggling colony from alien threats, and to explore the diverse mysteries and dangers of a strange new Earth! Far from the Federation, a newly discovered M-class world has been selected as a potential home by a group of hardy and determined colonists. Starfleet can spare only one ship to escort the would-be settlers on their perilous voyage - but that ship is none other than the legendary Starship Enterprise, commanded by the most famous captain in the quadrant. Now Kirk finds himself responsible for the lives of 30,000 men, women and children - a task that grows all the more difficult when the expedition is caught in the middle of an ancient feud between two dangerous alien races!

Author : Maurice Smith (Mol)
Publisher : Maurice Smith, ONVIEW BOOKS, ONVIEW.NET LTD
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780955713781

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Ripples In The Rift by Maurice Smith (Mol) Pdf

An epic science fiction novel. A young woman (Beth) leads a science research team on a distant world at the same time as another team, protected by a large armed force, mine for precious ore. The science team genetically modify some members of one species, ape-like bipeds, to help provide labour. When the ruthless leader of the mining camp (Catanda) decides he will keep some of the ore for his personal gain, and he exterminates members of another mining group, the peaceful people of the science camp find themselves pitched in deadly conflict with Catanda and the armed forces. They seek refuge among the ape-people as a struggle begins for all their survival when Catanda threatens to exterminate them. They appear to have little hope of winning a conflict against a superior and technological armed force. A story of immortal love, ruthlessness, and the endless struggle of good against evil set in the jungle and desert of a young world. With links to videos, posters, and additional material on the internet to enrich the reader's experience. Authored by Mol Smith (Maurice Smith), a writer and creator of six feature films and numerous shorts for a small UK film production company: Onview Films; and a book which shares his unique style.

Author : Phil Farrand
Publisher : Random House Worlds
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307799241

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The Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers Volume 2 by Phil Farrand Pdf

A follow-up to the first, best-selling Nitpicker's guide ferrets out the plot inconsistencies, scientific inaccuracies, and other foul-ups in the seventh, final season of the TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation.