jtb@phs.UUCP (10/20/83)
Out of curiosity does anyone know if the G.D. Brin who wrote the "Great Silence" paper in the JRAS is the same person as the David Brin who wrote the SF novel Startide Rising ? Jose Torre-Bueno decvax!duke!phs!jtb
@sdccs6.UUCP (11/17/83)
Yes, the David Brin who wrote StarTide Rising is the same
David Brin who wrote about The Great Silence. David is a member
of University of Californa space program, or CalSpace, which is
California's own little space program. It is based here at UCSD.
It was started by Gov. Brown( thats where he got the nickname
'governer moonbeam'). It is quite active in the field of the
external tank, with all sorts of far out applications, with things
like kelvar cables and the such. It is my understanding, from david,
that NASA farms all of its 'far out' research to CalSpace. I have
been quite impressed by the people that I have met who are involved
in the organization.
As an aside, I saw the 'RIGHT STUFF' with david and a group from
CalSpace, we all seemed to enjoy it a lot. CalSpace sponsers a
series of lectures here at UCSD. Anyone wishing to be placed on
there mailing list can contact them here at UCSD, or drop be a
note and I have you added to it.
Yours,
Don Coleman
sdccs6!iy120 { UCSD }