Reposted by eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன்
Space elevators have shown up frequently in SF, but Arthur C. Clarke popularised them with his novel The Fountains of Paradise (1979). My new piece looks at this optimistic story of mega-engineering, set in a version of Sri Lanka.
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Down to the wire: The Fountains of Paradise (1979) by Arthur C. Clarke
A better future through mega-engineering