Ocupation: Computer Scientist
Life: 1916 - November 23, 1995
Birthday: 1916
Death: November 23
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.
source: Bernard M. Oliver, Len Cutler (1997). “The Selected Papers of Bernard M. Oliver”
topic: Moving, Light, Energy, Speed Of Light, Kinetic Energy, Discussing, Interstellar