Rocket Surgeon
These are the chapters in the current revision, with page numbers:
Contents
Foreword. 5
Introduction. 19
Science Degree – First Iteration. 23
Science Degree – Second Iteration. 28
HR Degree – First Iteration / Science Degree – Third Iteration. 29
Science Degree – Fourth Iteration. 30
Speculative Fiction Showcase Articles. 39
Why MANNED Space Exploration? A Treatise on the Necessity for Manned Spaceflight 39
MANNED Space Exploration? It’s Getting Old – PART 1. 49
MANNED Space Exploration? It’s Getting Old – PART 2. 58
How Spaceflight and The Challenges Therein Have Been Addressed in Science Fiction. 69
Curse You, Albert Einstein! 75
Why the Movie Version of “The Martian” Isn’t About Mars – Or Science. 86
Coming Soon! 93
Apocryphal Tales from the Vault and Other Random Thoughts. 94
Rocket Surgeon. 94
Relativity in Action. 117
The Scientific Method. 118
The Parable of the Ants. 130
Jayvonne the Steely-eyed. 135
Random-ish Thoughts. 138
On Artificial Intelligence, The Federation, and Utopia – or I Have No Mouth, and I Must Concatenate! 138
Militarized Drones and You – or Why “Terminator” Wasn’t Supposed to Be an Instruction Manual. 145
Closing Thoughts. 148
Our Future Is in the Stars. 148
Happiness IS a Choice. 150
SPECIAL BONUS EXCERPT. 153
TERMINAL RESET – THE COMING OF THE WAVE. 153
PROLOGUE. 153
CHAPTER ONE. 158
Credits. 168
About the Author 168