An edition of The fountains of paradise
(1978)
Fountains of Paradise, The
by Arthur C. Clarke
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In the 22nd century visionary scientist Vannevar Morgan conceives the most grandiose engineering project of all time, and one which will revolutionize the future of humankind in space: a Space Elevator, 36,000 kilometers high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.
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Fiction, Mountains, Elevators, Monks, Design and construction, Religious aspects of Mountains, Science Fiction, Hugo Award Winner, award:hugo_award=1980, award:hugo_award=novel, English Science fiction, Interplanetary voyages, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, general, Large type books, award:nebula_award=novel, Fiction, religiousShowing 5 featured editions. View all 35 editions?
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Fountains of Paradise, The
December 1, 1990, Spectra
Mass Market Paperback
in English
0553288199 9780553288193
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The Fountains of Paradise
1980, Ballantine Books
Paperback
in English
- 1st Ballantine Books ed.
0345253566 9780345253569
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