Just Like Being There

A Collection of Science Fiction Short Stories

Eric Choi (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XI, 302 Seiten

2022 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-91604-6 (ISBN)

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Just Like Being There is the first collection of science fiction stories by award-winning author and aerospace engineer Eric Choi spanning his 25 year writing career. The stories are "hard" science fiction in which some element of engineering or science is so central there would be no story if that element were removed. Story topics include space exploration, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, cryptography, quantum computing, online privacy, mathematics (statistics), neuroscience, psychology, space medicine, extra-terrestrial intelligence, undersea exploration, commercial aviation, and the history of science. A special feature of the book is that each story is followed by an "Afterword" that explains the underlying engineering or science. This collection will entertain and inform all aficionados of science and science fiction.

Eric Choi holds a BASc in Engineering Science and an MASc in Aerospace Engineering, both from the University of Toronto, an MBA from York University, and he is a licensed professional engineer (PEng). In 2009, he was one of the Top 40 finalists (out of 5,351 applicants) in the Canadian Space Agency's astronaut recruitment campaign.

Preface.- Introduction.- Just Like Being There.- Raise the Nautilus.- Decrypted.- Crimson Sky.- From a Stone.- Fixer Upper.- Most Valuable Player.- She Just Looks That Way.- The Son of Heaven.- Plot Device.- A Man's Place.- Divisions.- The Coming Age of the Jet.- Dedication.

"There are many forms of science fiction, all equally worthwhile, but Eric is a master of the hard science approach. This is classic science fiction at its best. Highly, highly recommended." (R. Graeme Cameron, amazingstories.com, August 19, 2022)

“There are many forms of science fiction, all equally worthwhile, but Eric is a master of the hard science approach. This is classic science fiction at its best. Highly, highly recommended.” (R. Graeme Cameron, amazingstories.com, August 19, 2022)

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2022
Reihe/Serie	Science and Fiction
Zusatzinfo	XI, 302 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	486 g
Themenwelt	Literatur
	Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Künstliche Intelligenz / Robotik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
Schlagworte	AI and posthumanism • Hard Science Fiction • Intergalactic Travel Scenarios • Mathematical Fiction • Neuroscience Fiction • Science behind Science Fiction • Short Stories by Scientist • Virtual Realities
ISBN-10	3-030-91604-9 / 3030916049
ISBN-13	978-3-030-91604-6 / 9783030916046
Zustand	Neuware