“At that moment a short, broad figure emerged from the house, looking absurdly like a giant panda dressed in a butler's black suit with a white shirt and black tie. Its round panda face had a spotlight for a nose,… — 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
“Once that day a chime sounded and the video told us of congestion two hundred kilometers ahead, near Chicago.” — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“Before engineers and scientists had acquired experience with large quantities of liquid hydrogen, they were fearful of its explosive properties. Now, though, after several… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
“Electricity has just two disadvantages: it is difficult to store cheaply, and it can be transmitted easily only on high-voltage lines, above the ground… — Gerard K. O'Neill Copy Share Image
