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The factor most ignored in discussing interstellar flight is the kinetic energy that must be invested in the ship to make its tons of matter move at a substantial fraction of the speed of light.

Bernard M. Oliver / Computer Scientist
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The factor most ignored in discussing interstellar flight is the kinetic energy that must be invested in the ship to make its tons of matter move at a substantial fraction of the speed of light.

⇛ Bernard M. Oliver (Computer Scientist)

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No one can deny the excitement of visiting another world.

Bernard M. Oliver Computer Scientist

Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter.

Bernard M. Oliver Computer Scientist

Antimatter is not a source of energy for us, it's a method of storing energy, compact but inefficient.

Bernard M. Oliver Computer Scientist

The sun and its retinue of planets drift as a group through the vast gulfs of space that separate the stars.

Bernard M. Oliver Computer Scientist

Why I Wake Early Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who made the morning and spread it over the fields and into the faces of the tulips and the nodding morning glories, and into the windows of, even, the miserable and the crotchety – best preacher that ever was, dear star, that just happens to be where you are in the universe to keep us from ever-darkness, to ease us with warm touching, to hold us in the great hands of light – good morning, good morning, good morning. Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.

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Beloved youth, you will have your trials and temptations through which you must pass, but there are great moments of eternity which lie ahead. You have our love and our confidence. We pray that you will be prepared for the reins of leadership. We say to you, "Arise and shine forth" and be a light unto the world, a standard to others.