Clearly our first task is to use the material wealth of space to solve the urgent problems we now face on Earth: to bring the poverty-stricken segments of the world up to a decent living standard, without recourse to war… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
Here is my advice as we begin the century that will lead to 2081. First, guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“Next my guide explained that we would travel to Erie on an underground high-speed vehicle called a "floater," which ran in vacuum through a… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“At the other extreme, and far less threatening, will be the "house computer" of 2081. It will store all the information from all the… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“To minimize the sense of confinement, one of our video channels provided a breathtaking view of our journey, as seen from a helicopter flying… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
We should ask, critically and with appeal to the numbers, whether the best site for a growing advancing industrial society is Earth, the Moon,… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“She showed me the controls for the stereo, the video, and the lights, and added that if I just spoke in a normal tone… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“It would be quite feasible to project materials from the Moon's surface down to Earth by means of electrically powered catapults or launching tracks,"… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“It's an established fact that the very few naturally gifted "born teachers" are enormously more effective than the great mass of those in the… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
It is the hope of those who work toward the breakout from planet Earth that the establishment of permanent, self-sustaining colonies of humans off-Earth… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“The venerable Walt Disney commercial empire had established around the turn of the century one of the largest "theme parks" in the country, on… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“All of the homes, shops, and office buildings in Waterford are linked by an underground package-transfer network that uses the "floater" technology. It takes… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
