Space Elevator
Space Elevator
A bridge to the stars.
A physics 211 web project
by Devin Boyer.
Introduction |
Carbon Nanotubes |
Climbers |
Safety |
Cost |
Bibliography
Print Sources:
Going Up? Melloan, Jim Inc.; Jun2004, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p25, 3p, 2c
Hanging by a thread. Lortie, Bret Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; Nov/Dec2002, Vol. 58 Issue 6, p6, 2p, 1c
Ribbon to the Stars. Cowen, Ron Science News; 10/5/2002, Vol. 162 Issue 14, p218, 3p, 2c, 1bw
Elevator History. R.C. Science News; 10/5/2002, Vol. 162 Issue 14, p219, 1/2p, 1c
Online Sources:
Jack and his beanstalk aim for space. Kostel, Ken; Columbia News Service, May2003, http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/cns/2003-05-23/288.asp
The Space Elevator Comes Closer to Reality. David, Leonard; Space.com, March2002, http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_elevator_020327-1.html
Space Elevator. Numerous/Anonymous; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Nov2004, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator
Carbon Nanotube. Numerous/Anonymous; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Nov2004, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_nanotube
Liftport Group Homepage. Liftport Group; Liftport Group, Nov2004, http://www.liftport.com/
Caveats:
All images link back to their original pages.
"A bridge to the stars" from Yuri Artutanov, a Russian engineer, whose 1960 report on space elevators was later
quoted in Arthur C. Clarke’s novel Fountains of Paradise:
"And then, for the first time in history, we will have a stairway to heaven-a bridge to the stars.
A simple elevator system, driven by cheap electricity, will replace the noisy and expensive rocket."
Credit goes to The Best Page in the Universe for influencing this page's design.
All writing and formatting done in notepad, all image editing done with paint.