FastSaying

The factor most ignored in discussing interstellar flight is the kinetic energy that must be invested in the ship to make its tons of matter move at a substantial fraction of the speed of light.

Barney Oliver

Related Quotes

Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter.
— Barney Oliver
AboutAnnihilationAnnual
Antimatter is not a source of energy for us, it's a method of storing energy, compact but inefficient.
— Barney Oliver
CompactEnergyInefficient
If interstellar travel is as time- or energy- demanding as the above figures indicate, it is far from obvious what the motive for colonization might be.
— Barney Oliver
AboveColonizationDemanding
E = mc2 Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared.
— Albert Einstein
EnenrgyEnergyLight
All we had aboard the ship that morning was one Annapolis graduate and three reserves.
— Barney Ross
GraduateHadMorning