Publisher's Synopsis
For over 60 years, "Analog" magazine has been publishing stories and essays by the biggest names in science fiction and science fact, many of whom got their start there. In this book;Stanley Schmidt and Wiley have brought together the best of "Analog"'s science fact offerings of the 1980's.;It includes writings by some of the pre-eminent names in science and science fiction writing, including John Gribbin, Arthur C.;Clarke, Robert Forward and Eric Drexler. Readings are offered in evolution, cosmology, the search for extraterrestrial life, spaceflight, and science and technology in the near and distant future.
