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Robert Lull Forward, commonly known as Robert L. Forward, (August 15, 1932 - September 21, 2002) was an American physicist and science fiction writer. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning His fiction is noted for its scientific credibility, and uses many ideas developed during his work as an aerospace engineer.

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Life and career

He earned his doctorate from the University of Maryland in 1965, for the development of a bar antenna for the detection of gravitational radiation. The University of Maryland College Park (often referred to as The University of Maryland UMD, UMCP or simply Maryland) is a public research Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. In Physics, a gravitational wave is a Fluctuation in the Curvature of Spacetime which propagates as a wave, traveling outward from He then went to work at the research labs of Hughes Aircraft, where he continued his research on gravity measurement and received 18 patents. Hughes Aircraft Company was a major aerospace and defense company founded by Howard Hughes. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an He took early retirement in 1987, to focus on his fiction writing and consulting for such clients as NASA and the U.S. Air Force. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program In 1994, he co-founded the company Tethers Unlimited, Inc. , where he served as Chief Scientist and Chairman until 2002.

Much of his research focused on the leading edges of speculative physics but was always grounded in what he believed humans could accomplish. He worked on such projects as space tethers and space fountains, solar sails (including Starwisp), antimatter propulsion, and other spacecraft propulsion technologies, and did further research on more esoteric possibilities such as time travel and negative matter. Tether propulsion systems are proposals to use long very strong cables (known as Tethers to change the velocity of Spacecraft. A space fountain is a proposed form of Space elevator that does not require the structure to be in Geosynchronous orbit, and does not rely on Tensile strength Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails, especially when they use Light sources other than the Sun) are a proposed form of Starwisp is a hypothetical unmanned interstellar probe design proposed by Robert L An antimatter rocket is a proposed class of Rockets that use Antimatter as their power source Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to change the velocity of Spacecraft and artificial Satellites There are many different methods This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. Exotic matter is a hypothetical concept of Particle physics. It covers any material which violates one or more classical conditions or is not made of known baryonic particles He is also the inventor of the statite. A statite (a Portmanteau of static and satellite) is a hypothetical type of artificial Satellite that employs a Solar sail to

In addition to more than 200 papers and articles, he published 11 novels. His treatment of hard-science topics in fictional form is highly reminiscent of the work of Hal Clement. Harry Clement Stubbs ( May 30, 1922 in Somerville Massachusetts – October 29, 2003 in Milton Massachusetts) better He described his first novel, Dragon's Egg, as "a textbook on neutron star physics disguised as a novel. Dragon's Egg is a Science fiction novel written by Robert Forward and published in 1980 (ISBN 0-345-28646-4 " His novel Rocheworld describes a double-planet system with a single shared atmosphere and ocean. Rocheworld ( 1985) also known as The Flight of the Dragonfly ( 1984) is a Science fiction Dr. Forward co-authored two Rocheworld novels with his wife, Martha Dodson Forward, and two additional Rocheworld novels with his second daughter Julie Fuller. Forward also helped Larry Niven calculate the parameters of the Smoke Ring for his novel The Integral Trees. Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles California) is a US Science fiction author. The Smoke Ring is a 1987 Science fiction novel by Larry Niven. The Integral Trees is a 1984 Science fiction novel by Larry Niven (first published as a serial in Analog in 1983

Dr. Forward's son, Bob Forward, has led a successful career as a storyboard artist and writer in television animation, including in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Legend of Zelda, the Animated Series, and most famously, Beast Wars. Robert D Forward (born 1958 commonly known as Bob Forward, is an American Writer, director and producer. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American Animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel 's successful Beast Wars Transformers ( Beasties on YTV, due to YTV discomfort over the name is a Transformers toyline released by Hasbro He is also the author of two novels, The Owl and The Owl 2: Scarlet Serenade.

Dr. Forward's oldest daughter, Mary Lois Mattlin, is a teacher and homemaker.

Dr. Forward's youngest, Eve Forward, has written two novels: Villains by Necessity and Animist. Eve Forward (b 17 January 1972 is an Author and Television Screenwriter. Villains by Necessity is fantasy novel written by Eve Forward, daughter of Robert L

In 2001, Dr. Forward received a diagnosis of terminal cancer which gave him enough time remaining to make his farewells and settle any unfinished projects.

Forward Mass Detector

Dr Forward's extensive work in the field of gravitational radiation detection included the invention of the rotating cruciform gravity gradiometer or 'Forward Mass Detector', for Lunar Mascon (mass concentration) measurements. In Physics, a gravitational wave is a Fluctuation in the Curvature of Spacetime which propagates as a wave, traveling outward from Mass concentration can have different meaning in astronomy or chemistry Misner, Wheeler & Thorne ( Gravitation ISBN 0-7167-0344-0 ) point out that it can detect the curvature of spacetime produced by a fist. The principle behind it is quite simple - getting the implementation right is tricky. Essentially, two beams are crossed over and connected with an axle through their crossing point. They are held at right angles to each other by springs. They have heavy masses at the ends of the beams, and the whole assembly spun around the common axle at high speed. The angle between the beams is measured continuously, and if it varies with a period half that of the rotation period, it means that the detector is experiencing a measurable gravitational field gradient.

Bibliography

Fiction

Dragon's Egg Series

Rocheworld Series

Novels

Non-fiction

Future Magic discusses possible future applications of Skyhooks and gravitational rings amongst other technologies, including a plan by Hughes aircraft for a potential flying saucer. Dragon's Egg is a Science fiction novel written by Robert Forward and published in 1980 (ISBN 0-345-28646-4 Starquake is a Science fiction novel written by Robert Forward in 1989 ISBN 0-595-16748-9 Rocheworld ( 1985) also known as The Flight of the Dragonfly ( 1984) is a Science fiction Return to Rocheworld is a 1993 science fiction novel by Robert L Marooned on Eden ( 1993) is a Science fiction novel by Robert L Camelot 30K is a Hard science fiction novel written by the United States Physicist Robert L Saturn Rukh is a Hard science fiction novel written by the United States Physicist Robert L

Dr. Forward also wrote many articles in scientific journals and filed many patents, mainly while working for Hughes Aircraft. Hughes Aircraft Company was a major aerospace and defense company founded by Howard Hughes.

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NAME Forward, Robert Lull
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Forward, Robert L. SciFan is an Online Database for fans of Science fiction and Fantasy Books.
SHORT DESCRIPTION physicist and science fiction writer. A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning
DATE OF BIRTH 15 August 1932
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DATE OF DEATH 21 September 2002
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