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The Fountains of Paradise

(1979)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
1980 Hugo Award for Best Novel
1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel

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 of space: a Space Elevator, 36,000 kilometres high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.


Genre: Science Fiction

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