gsmith@brahms (Gene Ward Smith) (11/24/86)
Summary: Expires: Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: Keywords: In article <825@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU> ee162fck@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU (Jude Poole) writes: >By far the best sentient computer novel I have ever come across is >'The two Faces of Tommorrow' by the best hard-sf writer around >today, James P. Hogan. Since I am afraid people are sick of this "hard" sf discussion, I will content myself by pointing out the fact that Hogan is another good source for the claim that the "science" in so-called "hard" sf is typic- ally baloney. In fact, Hogan makes blunders so stupid that he makes Niven seem like "Physics Review" by comparison. ucbvax!brahms!gsmith Gene Ward Smith/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720 "You and I as individuals can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but only for a limited period of time. Why should we think that collectively, as a nation, we are not bound by that same limitation?" -- Ronald Reagan
ahh@h.cc.purdue.edu.UUCP (11/25/86)
In article <416@cartan.Berkeley.EDU> gsmith@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Gene Ward Smith) writes: >In article <825@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU> ee162fck@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU (Jude Poole) writes: > >>By far the best sentient computer novel I have ever come across is >>'The two Faces of Tommorrow' by the best hard-sf writer around >>today, James P. Hogan. > > Since I am afraid people are sick of this "hard" sf discussion, I Not everyone, I think. I'm not. >will content myself by pointing out the fact that Hogan is another good >source for the claim that the "science" in so-called "hard" sf is typic- >ally baloney. In fact, Hogan makes blunders so stupid that he makes >Niven seem like "Physics Review" by comparison. > >ucbvax!brahms!gsmith Gene Ward Smith/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720 I've read most of Hogan's work, and I can't recall where he made any obviously stupid "blunders" in his use of Physics. This doesn't mean much, since the last Physics class I took is three years in the past. Can anyone think of any good examples of this in Hogan's books? I (for one) am curious. Perhaps those interested should respond by Email, and I'll post a summary, if anyone wants one. -- Brent Woods USENET: {seismo, decvax, ucbvax, ihnp4}!pur-ee!h!ahh ARPANET: woodsb@el.ecn.purdue.edu BITNET: PODUM@PURCCVM USNAIL: Brent Woods PHONE: (317) 495-2011 Box 1004 Cary West Lafayette, IN 47906 DISCLAIMER: If you misunderstood what I said, it's *not* my fault. May the gods look down upon you benevolently... ...and laugh.