On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:58:33 -0000, Jim Logajan wrote:

"Lawrence" wrote:
"WJRFlyBoy" wrote in message
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I was told that to best see Clarke's brilliance, read Heinlien. I
never did. Got talked into Tolkein. Mistake, ymmv.
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That's interesting, I'd never heard that before.

News to me too. I've read Heinlein, Clarke, Asimov, and a host of others.

Heinlein did as good a job at the science as Clarke, IMHO - particularly in
his "juveniles". For example, Heinlein's explanation of space suit
requirements in "Have Space Suit, will Travel" was instructive to me when I
read it in my early teens. (The idea of a used rocket dealership in
"Rolling Stones" caught my fancy too. Man, where does one go to buy a good
used nuclear powered VTOL rocket when you want to go to Mars to picnic on
the edge of Valles Marineris?)

Ran across this a day or two ago. Look at the bottom Good-Bad
Science. Not that I agree or disagree, I didn't want to go 90 degrees
with my neck to read it .

http://depletedcranium.com/index.php?cat=3
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Remove numbers for gmail and for God's sake it ain't "gee" either!
I hesitate to add to this discussion because I'm not an instructor,
just a rather slow student who's not qualified to give advice that
might kill someone.