《Singularity Station 》作者：- Brian Ball【EPUB】

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Singularity StationBrian N. BallDAW BOOKS INC.COPYRIGHT ?? 1973 BY BRIAN N. BALLCHAPTER1Buchanan admitted to himself that he was worried even though he was sure theyd give him the job.However much they wanted him to have the experimental Jansky Station they were still a committeewhose function it was to scrutinize every facet of his life every last detail of his career and qualificationsit didnt make for comfort to have such an inspection. The men and women facing him werewell-disposed even kindly. But they might just stand between him and the Jansky Singularity. And theship he had lost.He knew some of the members of the Board. Richtler of course. And hed heard of Kochan shrewdand mysterious Kochan whod given up a seat on the Galactic Council to concentrate so he said on hispersonal interests. The others were average citizens a wide spread of ages and appearances. Richtlerand Kochan were the important ones and Richtler was guiding the long interview with considerable skillto the conclusion he and Buchanan desired. Buchanan felt a muscle twitch over his left eyebrow asRichtler turned to him with a half-smile on his face.quotYouve given us a very clear picture of your early training Mr. Buchanan. Apart from your successfulcompletion of the Deep-space Program you showed exceptional gifts in field theory. . . . Perhaps someof the other members of the Board would like to ask questions of a more general naturequotBuchanan felt his mouth go dry.