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Arthur C. Clarke «Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! Collected Essays, 1934-1998»

Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! Collected Essays, 1934-1998

авторский сборник, первое издание

Язык издания: английский

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999 г. (август)

Тираж: не указан

ISBN: 0-312-19893-0

Тип обложки: твёрдая + суперобложка

Страниц: 576

Описание:

Collected nonfiction.

Содержание:

  1. Arthur C. Clarke. Acknowledgements, p. xv
  2. Arthur C. Clarke. Preface, p. xvii
  3. Part One. The 1930s and 1940s: Rockets and Radar
    1. Arthur C. Clarke. Introduction, p. 3-6
    2. Arthur C. Clarke. Dunsany, Lord of Fantasy (эссе), p. 7-12
    3. Arthur C. Clarke. Rockets (эссе), p. 13-16
    4. Arthur C. Clarke. The Coming Age of Rocket Power (эссе), p. 17-18
    5. Arthur C. Clarke. Extraterrestrial Relays (статья), p. 19-25
    6. Arthur C. Clarke. The Moon and Mr. Farnsworth (статья), p. 26-29
    7. Arthur C. Clarke. The Challenge of the Spaceship (эссе), p. 30-43
    8. Arthur C. Clarke. First Men in the Moon (эссе), p. 44-47
    9. Arthur C. Clarke. The Problem of Dr. Campbell (эссе), p. 48-53
    10. Arthur C. Clarke. The Lackeys of Wall Street (эссе), p. 54-57
    11. Arthur C. Clarke. Voyages to the Moon (эссе), p. 58-62
    12. Arthur C. Clarke. You're on the Glide Path, I Think (эссе), p. 63-71
    13. Arthur C. Clarke. Morphological Astronomy (эссе), p. 72-74
    14. Arthur C. Clarke. The Conquest of Space (эссе), p. 75-77
  4. Part Two. The 1950s: Beneath the Seas of Ceylon
    1. Arthur C. Clarke. Introduction, p. 81
    2. Arthur C. Clarke. The Effect of Interplanetary Flight (конспект доклада), p. 82-83
    3. Arthur C. Clarke. Space Travel in Fact and Fiction (эссе), p. 84-98
    4. Arthur C. Clarke. Review: Destination Moon (рецензия), p. 99-101
    5. Arthur C. Clarke. Interplanetary Flight (отрывок), p. 102-104
    6. Arthur C. Clarke. The Exploration of Space (эссе), p. 105-107
    7. Arthur C. Clarke. Review: When Worlds Collide (рецензия), p. 108-110
    8. Arthur C. Clarke. Review: Man on the Moon (рецензия), p. 111-113
    9. Arthur C. Clarke. Flying Saucers (эссе), p. 114-118
    10. Arthur C. Clarke. Review: Flying Saucers Have Landed (рецензия), p. 119-122
    11. Arthur C. Clarke. Undersea Holiday (статья), p. 123-131
    12. Arthur C. Clarke. The Exploration of the Moon (отрывок), p. 132-135
    13. Arthur C. Clarke. Eclipse (эссе), p. 136-138
    14. Arthur C. Clarke. Astronautical Fallacies (эссе), p. 139-144
    15. Arthur C. Clarke. The Star of Bethlehem (эссе), p. 145-152
    16. Arthur C. Clarke. Capricorn to Cancer (отрывок), p. 153-156
    17. Arthur C. Clarke. Keeping House in Colombo (отрывок), p. 157-160
    18. Arthur C. Clarke. The Reefcombers' Derby (отрывок), p. 161-164
    19. Arthur C. Clarke. Rest Houses, Catamarans, and Sharks (отрывок), p. 165-167
    20. Arthur C. Clarke. The First Wreck (отрывок), p. 168-172
    21. Arthur C. Clarke. A Clear Run to the South Pole (отрывок), p. 173-179
    22. Arthur C. Clarke. The Isle of Taprobane (отрывок), p. 180-182
    23. Arthur C. Clarke. The Great Reef (отрывок), p. 183-188
    24. Arthur C. Clarke. Winding Up (отрывок), p. 189-192
  5. Part Three. The 1960s: Kubrick and Cape Kennedy
    1. Arthur C. Clarke. Introduction, p. 195
    2. Arthur C. Clarke. Failures of Nerve and Imagination (отрывок), p. 196-203
    3. Arthur C. Clarke. We'll Never Conquer Space (отрывок), p. 204-209
    4. Arthur C. Clarke. Rocket to the Renaissance (отрывок), p. 210-216
    5. Arthur C. Clarke. The Obsolescence of Man (статья), p. 217-225
    6. Arthur C. Clarke. Space and the Spirit of Man (эссе), p. 226-230
    7. Arthur C. Clarke. The Uses of the Moon (эссе), p. 231-239
    8. Arthur C. Clarke. The Playing Fields of Space (эссе), p. 240-245
    9. Arthur C. Clarke. Kalinga Prize Speech (статья), p. 246-250
    10. Arthur C. Clarke. More Than Five Senses (эссе), p. 251-258
    11. Arthur C. Clarke. Son of Dr. Strangelove (отрывок), p. 259-263
    12. Arthur C. Clarke. Possible, That's All! (статья), p. 264-267
    13. Arthur C. Clarke. The Mind of the Machine (эссе), p. 268-276
    14. Arthur C. Clarke. God and Einstein (эссе), p. 277-278
  6. Part Four. The 1970s: Tomorrow's Worlds
    1. Arthur C. Clarke. Introduction, p. 281-282
    2. Arthur C. Clarke. Satellites and Saris (эссе), p. 283-290
    3. Arthur C. Clarke. Mars and the Mind of Man (эссе), p. 291-295
    4. Arthur C. Clarke. The Sea of Sinbad (эссе), p. 296-304
    5. Arthur C. Clarke. Willy and Chesley (эссе), p. 305-309
    6. Arthur C. Clarke. The Snows of Olympus (эссе), p. 310-312
    7. Arthur C. Clarke. Writing to Sell (статья), p. 313-317
  7. Part Five. The 1980s: Stay of Execution
    1. Arthur C. Clarke. Introduction, p. 321-322
    2. Arthur C. Clarke. The Steam-Powered Word Processor (рассказ), p. 323-328
    3. Arthur C. Clarke. Afterword: “Maelstrom II” (статья), p. 329-332
    4. Arthur C. Clarke. Mother Nature Got There First (статья), p. 333-336
    5. Arthur C. Clarke. Message to Comsat, February 18, 1988 (статья), p. 337-338
    6. Arthur C. Clarke. Graduation Address: International Space University (статья), p. 339-341
    7. Arthur C. Clarke. Back to 2001 (статья), p. 342-347
    8. Arthur C. Clarke. Coauthors and Other Nuisances (статья), p. 348-352
    9. Arthur C. Clarke. The Power of Compression (эссе), p. 353-354
    10. Arthur C. Clarke. Life in the Fax Lane (эссе), p. 355-357
    11. Arthur C. Clarke. Credo (эссе), p. 358-363
    12. Arthur C. Clarke. The Colors of Infinity: Exploring the Fractal Universe (эссе), p. 364-367
    13. Arthur C. Clarke. Close Encounters with Cosmonauts (эссе), p. 368-370
    14. Arthur C. Clarke. The Century Syndrome (отрывок), p. 371-373
    15. Arthur C. Clarke. Who's Afraid of Leonard Woolf? (статья), p. 374-379
    16. Arthur C. Clarke. My Four Feet on the Ground (статья), p. 380-381
  8. Part Six. The 1990s: Countdown to 2000
    1. Arthur C. Clarke. Introduction, p. 385-386
    2. Arthur C. Clarke. Marconi Symposium (статья), p. 387-388
    3. Arthur C. Clarke. Introduction to Charlie Pellegrino's Unearthing Atlantis (статья), p. 389-391
    4. Arthur C. Clarke. Tribute to Robert A. Heinlein (1907—1988) (статья), p. 392-395
    5. Arthur C. Clarke. Satyajit and Stanley (эссе), p. 396-397
    6. Arthur C. Clarke. Aspects of Science Fiction (эссе), p. 398-405
    7. Arthur C. Clarke. Save the Giant Squid! (эссе), p. 406-409
    8. Arthur C. Clarke. A Choice of Futures (эссе), p. 410-415
    9. Arthur C. Clarke. Gene Roddenberry (статья), p. 416-417
    10. Arthur C. Clarke. Introduction to Jack Williamson's Beachhead (статья), p. 418-420
    11. Arthur C. Clarke. Scenario for a Civilised Planet (эссе), p. 421-427
    12. Arthur C. Clarke. NASA Sutra: Eros in Orbit (эссе), p. 428-433
    13. Arthur C. Clarke. Minehead Made Me (эссе), p. 434-435
    14. Arthur C. Clarke. Good-bye, Isaac (статья), p. 436-437
    15. Arthur C. Clarke. Encyclical (отрывок), p. 438-439
    16. Arthur C. Clarke. Letter from Sri Lanka (статья), p. 440-447
    17. Arthur C. Clarke. Message to Mars (эссе), p. 448-449
    18. Arthur C. Clarke. Preface: The War of the Worlds (статья), p. 450-455
    19. Arthur C. Clarke. Preface: First Men in the Moon (статья), p. 456-459
    20. Arthur C. Clarke. The Joy of Maths (эссе), p. 460-456
    21. Arthur C. Clarke. Tribute to Robert Bloch (статья), p. 465-467
    22. Arthur C. Clarke. Spaceguard (статья), p. 468-471
    23. Arthur C. Clarke. Foreword: Encyclopedia of Frauds by James Randi (статья), p. 472-474
    24. Arthur C. Clarke. Bucky (статья), p. 475-476
    25. Arthur C. Clarke. Homage to Frank Paul (статья), p. 477-478
    26. Arthur C. Clarke. Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! (эссе), p. 479-481
    27. Arthur C. Clarke. The Birth of HAL (эссе), p. 482-484
    28. Arthur C. Clarke. The Coming Cyberclysm (эссе), p. 485-487
    29. Arthur C. Clarke. Tribute to David Lasser (статья), p. 488-489
    30. Arthur C. Clarke. Toilets of Gods (эссе), p. 490-491
    31. Arthur C. Clarke. When Will the Real Space Age Begin? (статья), p. 492-495
    32. Arthur C. Clarke. Review: Imagined Worlds by Freeman Dyson (рецензия), p. 496-500
    33. Arthur C. Clarke. Eyes on the Universe (эссе), p. 501-503
    34. Arthur C. Clarke. Walter Alvarez and Gerrit L. Verschuur (рецензия), p. 504-508
    35. Arthur C. Clarke. The Gay Warlords (эссе), p. 509-511
    36. Arthur C. Clarke. More Last Words on UFOs (эссе), p. 512-514
    37. Arthur C. Clarke. Carl Sagan (рецензия), p. 515-518
    38. Arthur C. Clarke. For Cherene, Tamara, and Melinda (эссе), p. 519-522
  9. Part Seven. Postscript: 2000 and Beyond
    1. Arthur C. Clarke. Science and Society (эссе), p. 525-528
    2. Arthur C. Clarke. Is There Life After Television? (эссе), p. 529-533
    3. Arthur C. Clarke. The Twenty-First Century: A (Very) Brief History (статья), p. 534-539
  10. Sources, p. 541-545
  11. Index, p. 547-555
  12. About the Author, p. 557-558
  13. About the Editor, p. 558
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Примечание:

Jacket design by Henry Sene Yee. Book design by Richard Oriolo.

Dimensions: 155x235 mm.

Pages: xviii + 558. Also there are 16 unnumbered pages with photographs of the author (between pages 238-239).



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