4 ms·It's also a theme in his The Mote in God's Eye.by aeturnum 12y agoIt's also a theme in his The Mote in God's Eye.arbitrage 12y agoAnd Philip José Farmer's Riverworld series.jacquesm 12y agoBut Farmers book solved it in an 'act of god' like manner by using lightning and something akin to a high voltage supercapacitor used to catch the lightning.