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2081

By: Gerard K. O'Neill
Narrated by: Lawrence Tobias
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The long-awaited audio version of the seminal book by legendary space pioneer, Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill, credited with inspiring the likes of Jeff Bezos, Peter Diamandis, and Dylan Taylor.

©1981 Tasha O'Neill (P)2021 Multiverse Publishing LLC
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Great follow up to "The High Frontier"

I found a great deal to enjoy in this book. It was an interesting look back to a visionary's optimistic view of our possible future. I now have plenty of other research to do based on references within.

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Some Great Ideas But a Tough Slog

Gerard O’Neill brought humanity some brilliant insights and inspiring visions during the 20th century. You can get a sense of some of them if you have the patience and willpower to slog your way through the tedious narration and, at times, seemingly stream of consciousness rendition.

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