A Time Odyssey
by Stephen Baxter · first published 2004
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You might want to check out the Time Odyssey series. It was written by Arthur C Clarke (along with Stephen Baxter) and deals with similar themes.
on “What did Earth look like X million years ago?” ↗I also recommend the three books of A Time Odyssey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Time_Odyssey
on “2001: A Space Odyssey” ↗This is reminiscent of the book series A Time Odyssey, by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke, where a UN helicopter crew and a couple of cosmonauts from 2037, a late 19th century British force, the Mongol horde under Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great's…
on “How much did a tunic cost in the Roman Empire? (2021)” ↗He along with Stephen Baxter kinda nailed smartphone idea in their A Time Odyssey series book - tho, their device was far more "smart" as it was equipped with sophisticated AI rather than just a voice assistant. Not mention it was given by the UN to any kid who become 12yo rather being…
on “Arthur C. Clarke – One day, a computer will fit on a desk (1974)” ↗Once again I'll mention "A Time Odyssey" series by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter and to be exact, the second book in the series Sunstorm. In which Earth is preparing to mitigate - as much is possible, a massive solar eruption with megascale…
on “White House opens the door to study blocking sun’s rays to slow global warming” ↗> at some point closer to the sun we could perhaps pull this angular "hack" to shade Earth using a smaller object? A. C. Clarke and S. Baxter A Time Odyssey series 2nd book, "Sunstorm" focuses on destructive coronal mass ejection as main plot. One of the mankind solutions is a megaproject of shield modelled on Fresnel lens that is constructed on the Moon…
on “Would nuclear winter cancel out global warming?” ↗…also novelized, and there are five additional books: 2061 and 3001 are "far in the future" sequels following some of the same characters (and the monoliths). There are also three other novels under "A Time Odyssey". Separate story but with similarities <spoiler>mysterious outsiders and fascinating human-made AIs</spoiler.
on “2001: A Space Odyssey” ↗…don't like the paint-psychodelic visual that Kubric used instead of Clarke's "Grand Central Station of the galaxy". I really wish the remaining books would be turn into movies and so the Clarke-Baxter' A Time Odyssey series.
on “NASA’s Webb Finds Carbon Source on Surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa” ↗