The Fountains of Paradise
Original title: The Fountains of Paradise
Synopsis
It is a science fiction novel written by Arthur C. Clarke in 1979, and received the 1979 Nebula Prize and the 1980.1 Hugo Prize - 2
In this novel it is speculated with the construction of a space lift of 36,000 km (up to the geosynchronous orbit), based on an original idea of Russian engineer Yuri Artsoutanov. This idea was also used in the novel "The Web among the Worlds," written by English scientist Charles Sheffield.
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