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Martyn J. Fogg (born July 3, 1960) is a widely acknowledged expert on terraforming. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The terraforming (literally "Earth-shaping" of a Planet, moon, or other body is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying its

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Biography

After becoming a dental surgeon, Fogg earned a degree in physics and geology and a master's degree in astrophysics, and is working on a Ph.D. in planetary science. Dental surgery is any of a number of Medical procedures which involve artificially modifying the Dentition. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Astrophysics is the branch of Astronomy that deals with the Physics of the Universe, including the physical properties ( Luminosity, "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Planetary science, also known as planetology and closely related to planetary astronomy, is the Science of Planets or Planetary systems Fogg lives in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Contributions to Planetary Engineering

Beginning in 1985, Fogg began publishing several articles on terraforming. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) [1] Since then, he has published over two dozen technical articles on terraforming in peer-reviewed journals, including Icarus, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, Comments on Astrophysics, and Advances in Space Research. ICARUS International Journal of Solar System Studies is a premier Scientific journal dedicated to the field of Planetary science. Astronomy and Astrophysics (abbreviated as A&A in the astronomical literature or else Astron The Journal of the British Interplanetary Society ( JBIS) is a technical Scientific journal, first published in 1934.

He also served as editor for a full issue on terraforming for the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society in 1991, and in 1995 published the first technical book on terraforming titled Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 [2] Fogg also maintains a website called the Terraforming Information Pages. [3]

Fogg's research has included computer simulation modeling and theoretical work on subjects including planetary formation, stellar habitable zones, terraforming Venus and Mars, prolonging the stable lifetime of stars, transferring planets from one solar system to another while minimizing the impact to the planet's climate, converting gas giants into stars, potential interaction between intelligent civilizations, and a wide variety of particular terraforming techniques and strategies. In Astronomy a habitable zone ( HZ) is a region of space where conditions are favorable for Life as it may be found on Earth. The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth The Solar System consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by Gravity. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of A gas giant (sometimes also known as a Jovian planet after the planet Jupiter, or giant planet) is a large Planet that is not primarily

Fogg used the following definitions for different aspects related to terraforming:

Fogg also devised definitions for candidate planets of varying degrees of human compatibility:[4]

Fogg designates Mars as having been a biocompatible planet in its youth, but not being in any of these three categories in its present state, since it could only be terraformed with relatively greater difficulty. He considers Venus never to have been an easily terraformable planet.

Fogg is commonly referenced in contemporary articles on terraforming.

References

  1. ^ Extra-Solar Planetary Systems: A Microcomputer Simulation," Martyn J. Fogg, Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 38, 501-514 (1985)
  2. ^ Fogg, Martyn J. (1995). Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments. SAE International, Warrendale, PA. ISBN 1-56091-609-5.  
  3. ^ The Terraforming Information Pages
  4. ^ Martyn J. Fogg, editor, Terraforming (special issue), Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, April 1991

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