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⚫ '''''The Fountains of Paradise''''' is a novel by ]. Set in the 22nd Century it describes the construction of a geostationary tower or ] a giant structure rising from the ground to the ] or Clarke Orbit at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometers. Such a structure would be used to efficiently and effectively raise payloads to orbit without having to use rockets.
!align="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|'''''The Fountains of Paradise'''''
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!align="left" valign="top"|<small>'''SF Site'''</small>
|valign="top"|<small>RIch Horton</small>
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!align="left" valign="top"|<small>'''SF Reviews.Net'''</small>
|valign="top"|<small>T. M. Wagner</small>
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|valign="top"|<small>Best Novel</small>
|valign="top"|<small>1980</small>
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|valign="top"|<small>Best Novel</small>
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⚫ '''''The Fountains of Paradise''''' is an award-winning novel by ]. Set in the ], it describes the construction of a geostationary tower or ] a giant structure rising from the ground to the ] or Clarke Orbit at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometers. Such a structure would be used to efficiently and effectively raise payloads to orbit without having to use rockets.

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The Fountains of Paradise
Novel by Arthur C. Clarke
Released 1979
Original publisher (U.S.) Ballantine/Del Rey Books
Genre Science fiction
Professional reviews
SF Site RIch Horton link
SF Reviews.Net T. M. Wagner link
Awards
Hugo Award Best Novel 1980
Nebula Award Best Novel 1979

The Fountains of Paradise is an award-winning novel by Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a geostationary tower or orbital "beanstalk," a giant structure rising from the ground to the geostationary or Clarke Orbit at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometers. Such a structure would be used to efficiently and effectively raise payloads to orbit without having to use rockets.