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The life of Dr Gerard O’Neill is worth a read: http://ssi.org/the-life-of-gerard-k-oneill/ http://ssi.org/the-life-of-gerard-k-oneill/
by melling 5y ago
The life of Dr Gerard O’Neill is worth a read:
http://ssi.org/the-life-of-gerard-k-oneill/ http://ssi.org/the-life-of-gerard-k-oneill/
- Kaibeezy 5y agoThe High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O’Neill uncovers the legacy of Princeton physicist and space visionary, Dr. Gerard K. O’Neill, who wrote the 1977 book, The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space. The book and O’Neill’s subsequent activism sparked a grassroots movement to build Earth-like habitats in space in order to solve Earth’s greatest crises; a vision that is still alive today. Through old stories of “Gerry” as many called him, and the social impact he made on the world, this documentary pays tribute to the unsung hero of today’s space race, while hoping to inspire all ages and walks of life to reignite our planet’s space venturing spirit. https://thehighfrontiermovie.com/ https://thehighfrontiermovie.com/
- actually_a_dog 5y agoI'm pretty sure I also originally saw these images in another 1977 book I checked out from the library as a kid, Colonies in Space: A Comprehensive and Factual Account of the Prospects for Human Colonization of Space, by T. A. Heppenheimer. Here's a link to a 2017 reprint edition: https://www.amazon.com/Colonies-Space-Comprehensive-Prospects-Colonization/dp/0811736741 https://www.amazon.com/Colonies-Space-Comprehensive-Prospect... Pricing on Amazon for new copies seems to be a little fucked, but there are several used copies available for reasonable prices.
- dekhn 5y agoyeah, I think that's where I remember it from (I distinctly recall the cover).
- Kaibeezy 5y agoPretty sure this is the mothership for all that. (huge PDF) NASA SP-413 Space Settlements: A Design Study Edited by Richard D. Johnson, NASA Ames Research Center, and Charles Holbrow, Colgate University NASA Scientific and Technical Information Office, 1977 http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2016/ph240/martelaro2/docs/nasa-sp-413.pdf http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2016/ph240/martelaro2/docs...
- bryanlarsen 5y agoJeff Bezos was an O'Neill protégé. I was so excited when he started Blue Origin and when he started funding it at $1B per year. But instead of O'Neill cylinders he seems to be spending his money mostly on lawyers.