User:Lem

I've been a science fiction addict and rocket scientist for decades. I am especially interested in hard science fiction, that which could and sometimes did become science fact. Robert A. Heinlein, Dr. Arthur C. Clarke, Dr. Isaac Asimov, David Brin, and Mark Stanley, are among my favourite authors. Author/work suggestions posted as comments to this page would be appreciated.

Unfortunately, I've observed a dearth of hard science fiction in recent decades, as well as an established disrespect for science, and discredit of individuals who espouse reason rather that belief in authoritative pronouncements. I see the events of recent decades in the United States, mirroring the rise of feudalism in Medieval Europe, resulting in the same concentration of wealth, serfdom, economic stagnation and collapse. Still hoping for a non-violent alternative, I'd like to start or see an effort similar to that associated with John Locke. I'd like to see literature that develops mathematics, like Pirates Treasure Division Problem, and otherwise explores what Dr. Isaac Asimov described as psychohistory, to reduce the dark ages.