Multiple organizations of the Dune universe dominate the political, religious, and social arena of the fictional setting of Frank Herbert's Dune series of science fiction novels, and derivative works. Set tens of thousands of years in the future, the saga chronicles a civilization which has banned computers but has also developed advanced technology and mental and physical abilities through physical training, eugenics and the use of the drug melange. Specialized groups of individuals have aligned themselves in organizations focusing on specific abilities, technology and goals. Herbert's concepts of human evolution and technology have been analyzed and deconstructed in at least one book, The Science of Dune (2008). His originating 1965 novel Dune is popularly considered one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time, and is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history.Dune and its five sequels by Herbert explore the complex and multilayered interactions of politics, religion, ecology and technology, among other themes.
Titan is a fantasy board game for two to six players, designed by Jason B. McAllister and David A. Trampier. It was first published in 1980 by Gorgonstar, a small company created by the designers. Soon afterward, the rights were licensed to Avalon Hill, which made several minor revisions and published the game for many years. Titan went out of print in 1998, when Avalon Hill was sold and ceased operations. A new edition of Titan, with artwork by Kurt Miller and Mike Doyle and produced by Canadian publisher Valley Games became available in late 2008. The Valley Games edition was adapted to the Apple iPad and released on December 21, 2011.
Each player controls an army of mythological creatures such as gargoyles, unicorns, and griffons, led by a single titan.
The titan is analogous to the king in chess in that the death of a titan eliminates that player and his entire army from the game. The player controlling the last remaining titan wins the game.
Gameplay
The main game board consists of 96 interlocking hexes, each with a specified terrain type.
Titan is a science fiction novel written by Ben Bova as part of the Grand Tour novel series. It directly follows the novel Saturn, in which the space habitat Goddard has finished its two-year journey from Earth, and has settled into the orbit of Saturn. The book won the 2007 John W. Campbell Memorial Award.
Plot
The ten thousand civilians of the space habitat Goddard have now finally begun their lives in the Saturn system, after an exhausting two-year journey that almost plunged the infant colony into an authoritative regime. As the probe "Titan Alpha" lands on the moon's surface, a number of strange electrical problems begin happening aboard the space habitat.
Characters
Holly Lane - Director of Human Resources aboard the Goddard. Her sister, Pancho Lane, had cryo-frozen her for a couple of decades, starting in her late teens, until a cure for her disease could be found. Now, years later, after learning everything from scratch and receiving many neural boosters, Holly has become a strong-willed individual, with an eidetic memory.
While not necessarily the first real-time strategy (RTS) game (elements of which previously appeared in Stonkers, The Ancient Art of War, Nether Earth, Command HQ, and particularly Herzog Zwei), Dune II established the format that would be followed for years to come. As such, Dune II was the archetypal "real-time strategy" game. Striking a balance between complexity and innovation, it was a huge success and laid the foundation for Command & Conquer, Warcraft, StarCraft, and many other RTS games that followed.
Plot
Emperor Frederick IV of House Corrino is desperate for the harvesting of the valuable drug melange (also known as "the spice"), found only on the planet Arrakis, to pay off all of his debt incurred on internecine wars with family members. To achieve this, he now offers the sole governorship of Arrakis to whichever of the three Houses (Atreides, Harkonnen, and Ordos) delivers the most spice for him. War begins as deputations from all three Houses arrive on Arrakis.
In this episode of Ask Adam Savage, Adam answers this question from fan Cody Limber: "I've read and loved nearly everything you've mentioned on the Still Untitled podcast, but I need recommendations for sci-fi books. What are your top 5 favorite sci-fi books?" Side note: Adam could not stop at just five!
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3. Dune, by Frank Herbert: https://amzn.to/2XFtHZo
4. 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami: https://amzn.to/2XQBhAF
5. Girl in Landscape, by Jonathan Lethem: https://amzn.to/2Vyc8No
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5 Underrated Science Fiction Books
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How to read Ben Bova's Grand Tour Universe
I'm releasing this video on the 1 year anniversary of Ben Bova's passing in remembrance of a great sci fi writer
published: 29 Nov 2021
REAL Titanoboa
PLEASE I WANTED YOUR SOPORTE
published: 08 Sep 2021
Titán - Ben Bova (Resumen)
Sinopsis de "Trono de Mundo Anillo", de Larry Niven.
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Titanoboa: Monster Snake - Titanoboa Vs. T-Rex
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The BIGGEST SNAKE Ever ! TITANOBOA
We know the anacondas, boas, pythons, but have you heard about the Titanoboa? It is the queen of snakes and is also the largest ever known.
Correction: The titanoboa weighed 1.13 tons.
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Its scientific name is Titanoboa Cerrejonensis, because it was discovered in the Cerrejón coal mines, located in the State of La Guajira, in Colombia. In this place, the geologist Henry Garcia found a strange fossil in 1994. He labeled it a "petrified branch" and stored it in a counter in the mine's facilities.
The discovery was not free of challenges. To know what the titanoboa was feeding on and what its true size was, the head was needed. Until then, mining activity had helped the discovery of new species. While m...
published: 10 Nov 2017
Titanoboa, Zoo Florida
published: 31 Oct 2022
titanoboa snake 🐍 caught on camera 😱
published: 02 Oct 2022
Audiobook: Imperial Earthr by Arthur C. Clarke
Audio Book - Imperial Earthr by SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE (1917-2008)
The year is 2276. On the world of Titan, an outer planet of Saturn, Duncan Mackenzie and many other colonists are about to leave their homeland for bicentennial celebrations on Earth. But for Duncan, the journey is also a delicate mission for himself, his family and the future of Titan.
After the incredible back-to-back success of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous With Rama, Clarke returned in 1976 with Imperial Earth, a novel less about science than the human spirit. The story revolves around a Titanite making a trip to Earth, and seeing the vast differences between the two places ("For a horrifying second, Duncan thought he was going to have to eat real meat"), but also touches on the elements of the human spirit and m...
In this episode of Ask Adam Savage, Adam answers this question from fan Cody Limber: "I've read and loved nearly everything you've mentioned on the Still Untitl...
In this episode of Ask Adam Savage, Adam answers this question from fan Cody Limber: "I've read and loved nearly everything you've mentioned on the Still Untitled podcast, but I need recommendations for sci-fi books. What are your top 5 favorite sci-fi books?" Side note: Adam could not stop at just five!
Buy Adam's recommendations here:
1. Neuromancer Trilogy, by William Gibson: https://amzn.to/2VrqOOA
2. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson: https://amzn.to/2XMaSDP
3. Dune, by Frank Herbert: https://amzn.to/2XFtHZo
4. 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami: https://amzn.to/2XQBhAF
5. Girl in Landscape, by Jonathan Lethem: https://amzn.to/2Vyc8No
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5 of my most underrated science fiction books. Also my first booktube video!
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5 of my most underrated science fiction books. Also my first booktube video!
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Sinopsis de "Trono de Mundo Anillo", de Larry Niven.
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Sinopsis de "Trono de Mundo Anillo", de Larry Niven.
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Sinopsis de "Trono de Mundo Anillo", de Larry Niven.
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It's the ultimate battle of the predators - the monster snake's unbelievable power against the tyrannosaurus' giant bite. They lived in different times and plac...
It's the ultimate battle of the predators - the monster snake's unbelievable power against the tyrannosaurus' giant bite. They lived in different times and places, but if they ever met, who would win?
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From the Show: Titanoboa: Monster Snake http://bit.ly/2kNBmX9
It's the ultimate battle of the predators - the monster snake's unbelievable power against the tyrannosaurus' giant bite. They lived in different times and places, but if they ever met, who would win?
Watch the Full Episode with your FREE trial for Smithsonian Channel Plus by signing up today at https://watch.smithsonianchannel.com/
From the Show: Titanoboa: Monster Snake http://bit.ly/2kNBmX9
We know the anacondas, boas, pythons, but have you heard about the Titanoboa? It is the queen of snakes and is also the largest ever known.
Correction: The tit...
We know the anacondas, boas, pythons, but have you heard about the Titanoboa? It is the queen of snakes and is also the largest ever known.
Correction: The titanoboa weighed 1.13 tons.
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Its scientific name is Titanoboa Cerrejonensis, because it was discovered in the Cerrejón coal mines, located in the State of La Guajira, in Colombia. In this place, the geologist Henry Garcia found a strange fossil in 1994. He labeled it a "petrified branch" and stored it in a counter in the mine's facilities.
The discovery was not free of challenges. To know what the titanoboa was feeding on and what its true size was, the head was needed. Until then, mining activity had helped the discovery of new species. While more layers of land miners extracted, more species were found and they seemed to be increasingly older. The problem was that this time the miners had announced that they were going to start digging in lower strata and that all the land from the time of the titanoboa would be removed, losing any trace of it. The paleontologists had to hurry.
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We know the anacondas, boas, pythons, but have you heard about the Titanoboa? It is the queen of snakes and is also the largest ever known.
Correction: The titanoboa weighed 1.13 tons.
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DESCRIPTION:
Its scientific name is Titanoboa Cerrejonensis, because it was discovered in the Cerrejón coal mines, located in the State of La Guajira, in Colombia. In this place, the geologist Henry Garcia found a strange fossil in 1994. He labeled it a "petrified branch" and stored it in a counter in the mine's facilities.
The discovery was not free of challenges. To know what the titanoboa was feeding on and what its true size was, the head was needed. Until then, mining activity had helped the discovery of new species. While more layers of land miners extracted, more species were found and they seemed to be increasingly older. The problem was that this time the miners had announced that they were going to start digging in lower strata and that all the land from the time of the titanoboa would be removed, losing any trace of it. The paleontologists had to hurry.
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Audio Book - Imperial Earthr by SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE (1917-2008)
The year is 2276. On the world of Titan, an outer planet of Saturn, Duncan Mackenzie and many ...
Audio Book - Imperial Earthr by SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE (1917-2008)
The year is 2276. On the world of Titan, an outer planet of Saturn, Duncan Mackenzie and many other colonists are about to leave their homeland for bicentennial celebrations on Earth. But for Duncan, the journey is also a delicate mission for himself, his family and the future of Titan.
After the incredible back-to-back success of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous With Rama, Clarke returned in 1976 with Imperial Earth, a novel less about science than the human spirit. The story revolves around a Titanite making a trip to Earth, and seeing the vast differences between the two places ("For a horrifying second, Duncan thought he was going to have to eat real meat"), but also touches on the elements of the human spirit and mind that will always be with us. Along the way, many predictions about the future are made, and a generally exciting (though not exactly fast-paced) story is told throughout. A rather touching story quite different from most of Clarke's other works, this is a story that will stay with you long after you have read the last page.
Audio Book - Imperial Earthr by SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE (1917-2008)
The year is 2276. On the world of Titan, an outer planet of Saturn, Duncan Mackenzie and many other colonists are about to leave their homeland for bicentennial celebrations on Earth. But for Duncan, the journey is also a delicate mission for himself, his family and the future of Titan.
After the incredible back-to-back success of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous With Rama, Clarke returned in 1976 with Imperial Earth, a novel less about science than the human spirit. The story revolves around a Titanite making a trip to Earth, and seeing the vast differences between the two places ("For a horrifying second, Duncan thought he was going to have to eat real meat"), but also touches on the elements of the human spirit and mind that will always be with us. Along the way, many predictions about the future are made, and a generally exciting (though not exactly fast-paced) story is told throughout. A rather touching story quite different from most of Clarke's other works, this is a story that will stay with you long after you have read the last page.
In this episode of Ask Adam Savage, Adam answers this question from fan Cody Limber: "I've read and loved nearly everything you've mentioned on the Still Untitled podcast, but I need recommendations for sci-fi books. What are your top 5 favorite sci-fi books?" Side note: Adam could not stop at just five!
Buy Adam's recommendations here:
1. Neuromancer Trilogy, by William Gibson: https://amzn.to/2VrqOOA
2. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson: https://amzn.to/2XMaSDP
3. Dune, by Frank Herbert: https://amzn.to/2XFtHZo
4. 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami: https://amzn.to/2XQBhAF
5. Girl in Landscape, by Jonathan Lethem: https://amzn.to/2Vyc8No
6. Shikasta: Re, Colonised Planet 5, by Doris Lessing: https://amzn.to/2IY9R7x
7. The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin:
https://amzn.to/2GJSAgW
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Sinopsis de "Trono de Mundo Anillo", de Larry Niven.
¡Aquí está!: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgG7G-Qr-5ueKuraotdNnhhAMNTwWQipJ
#audiolibro #ciencia_ficción #short
It's the ultimate battle of the predators - the monster snake's unbelievable power against the tyrannosaurus' giant bite. They lived in different times and places, but if they ever met, who would win?
Watch the Full Episode with your FREE trial for Smithsonian Channel Plus by signing up today at https://watch.smithsonianchannel.com/
From the Show: Titanoboa: Monster Snake http://bit.ly/2kNBmX9
We know the anacondas, boas, pythons, but have you heard about the Titanoboa? It is the queen of snakes and is also the largest ever known.
Correction: The titanoboa weighed 1.13 tons.
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DESCRIPTION:
Its scientific name is Titanoboa Cerrejonensis, because it was discovered in the Cerrejón coal mines, located in the State of La Guajira, in Colombia. In this place, the geologist Henry Garcia found a strange fossil in 1994. He labeled it a "petrified branch" and stored it in a counter in the mine's facilities.
The discovery was not free of challenges. To know what the titanoboa was feeding on and what its true size was, the head was needed. Until then, mining activity had helped the discovery of new species. While more layers of land miners extracted, more species were found and they seemed to be increasingly older. The problem was that this time the miners had announced that they were going to start digging in lower strata and that all the land from the time of the titanoboa would be removed, losing any trace of it. The paleontologists had to hurry.
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Audio Book - Imperial Earthr by SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE (1917-2008)
The year is 2276. On the world of Titan, an outer planet of Saturn, Duncan Mackenzie and many other colonists are about to leave their homeland for bicentennial celebrations on Earth. But for Duncan, the journey is also a delicate mission for himself, his family and the future of Titan.
After the incredible back-to-back success of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous With Rama, Clarke returned in 1976 with Imperial Earth, a novel less about science than the human spirit. The story revolves around a Titanite making a trip to Earth, and seeing the vast differences between the two places ("For a horrifying second, Duncan thought he was going to have to eat real meat"), but also touches on the elements of the human spirit and mind that will always be with us. Along the way, many predictions about the future are made, and a generally exciting (though not exactly fast-paced) story is told throughout. A rather touching story quite different from most of Clarke's other works, this is a story that will stay with you long after you have read the last page.
Multiple organizations of the Dune universe dominate the political, religious, and social arena of the fictional setting of Frank Herbert's Dune series of science fiction novels, and derivative works. Set tens of thousands of years in the future, the saga chronicles a civilization which has banned computers but has also developed advanced technology and mental and physical abilities through physical training, eugenics and the use of the drug melange. Specialized groups of individuals have aligned themselves in organizations focusing on specific abilities, technology and goals. Herbert's concepts of human evolution and technology have been analyzed and deconstructed in at least one book, The Science of Dune (2008). His originating 1965 novel Dune is popularly considered one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time, and is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history.Dune and its five sequels by Herbert explore the complex and multilayered interactions of politics, religion, ecology and technology, among other themes.
NASA has given SpaceX the contract to launch the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan... Dragonfly will be the second craft to visit Titan, along with the Huygens probe and its short visit back in 2005 ... dune craters and plains craters.
The powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Dragonfly spacecraft on a multi-year journey to Saturn’s largest moon Titan. This $3.35 billion mission will send a nuclear-powered rotorcraft lander to Titan to investigate its habitability.
A recent study suggested the same might be true for Titan, based on erosion around the edges of the largest bodies ...Big waves on Titan’s seas are considered plausible, since its dunes appear to be sculpted by strong winds.
Another moon of Saturn and one of the largest in the solar system, Titan has lakes and seas of hydrocarbons; river channels; great stretches of dunes; and signs that it has a subsurface ocean that could provide a home for primitive life.
King of the Crop ... budget since Fast X last year ... Having already achieved the half-billion milestone ($546.8 million), few tears will be shed between the titans as it is currently the second highest-grossing film of the year worldwide behind only Dune ... .
"Exploring Titan will push the boundaries of what we can do with rotorcraft outside of Earth." ... A shroud of orange haze envelops Saturn's largest moon, and Titan's surface is covered with sand dunes and methane lakes ... Clearly, Titan is an exotic world.
/ Artist's illustration of Dragonfly soaring over the dunes of Titan. (credit. NASA/Johns HopkinsAPL/Steve Gribben) ... "Exploring Titan will push the boundaries of what we can do with rotorcraft outside of Earth.”.
For the engineers at NASA, they have their sights set on Dragonfly, a new helicopter destined for Titan...Next up is Dragonfly, a mission to Saturn’s moon Titan ... Artist’s concept of Dragonfly soaring over the dunes of Saturn’s moon Titan.
A new theory suggests that Titan’s majestic dune fields may be have come from outer space. Researchers had always assumed that the sand making up Titan’s dunes was locally made, through erosion or condensed from atmospheric hydrocarbons.