The Fountains of Paradise - Couverture souple

Clarke, Arthur C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0446677949 ISBN 13 : 9780446677943

Editeur : Aspect, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Arthur C Clarke

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as an RAF radar instructor, rising to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant. After the war he won a BSc in physics and mathematics with first class honours from King's College, London. One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he also won the KALINGA PRIZE, the AVIATION SPACE-WRITERS PRIZE,and the WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE WRITING PRIZE. He also shared an OSCAR nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, which was based on his story, 'The Sentinel'. He lived in Sri Lanka from 1956 until his death in 2008. To discover more about how the legacy of Sir Arthur is being honoured today, please visit http://www.clarkefoundation.org

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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. But first he must solve a million technical, political, and economic problems while allaying the wrath of God. Includes a new introduction by the author.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Aspect
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0446677949
• ISBN 13: 9780446677943
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352