Synopsis
SCIENCE FICTION/T.V.SERIES TIE IN-FAR AWAY,FROM THE CONSTELLATION OF ANDROMEDA CAME A MESSAGE-A PROGRAMME FOR A GIANT COMPUTER WHICH HADN'T EVEN BEEN BUILT.FOR THE SCIENTISTS IT WAS A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN TECHNOLOGY;FOR THE POLITICIANS IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONQUER THE WORLD;BUT NOBODY REALISED THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MACHINE THEY HAD HELPED TO CREATE,NOR OF THE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WHO SHARED ITS SECRETS AND ITS POWER.
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Review
This is science fiction at its best. --Sunday Mail
A first-class novel, original and disturbing. It is a brightly written, really exciting tale with the added inducement of scientific accuracy. --Weekly Science Diary
About the Author
Sir Fred Hoyle taught mathematics and was Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambride University, and professor-at-large at Cornell University. He is currently the Honorary Resident Professor at both Manchester University and University College, Cardiff. He is the author of several books including 'Nature of the Universe' and 'Frontiers of Astronomy' as well as a number of novels and two volumes of autobiography. John Elliot was a leading BBC television producer and writer of other distinguished novels.
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A for Andromeda
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A For Andromeda: 1st in the 'Andromeda' series of books
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Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Patrick Woodroffe (illustrator). 1963 Edition. © 1962: 1st in the 'Andromeda' series of books. 6th printing of 1963 edition. A part of the Corgi SF Collector's Library series of books:- Synopsis: Far away, from the constellation of Andromeda came a message. A programme for a giant computer which hadn't even been built. For the scientists it was a major breakthrough in technology; for the politicians it was an opportunity to conquer the world; but nobody realised the true significance of the machine they had helped to create, nor of the beautiful woman who shared its secret and its power:- Review(s): "This is science fiction at its best" - Sunday Mail:- (original cost £0.40). Seller Inventory # 12.011.00532
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A FOR ANDROMEDA
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paperback. Condition: Befriedigend. Seiten; Avon - 1st. printing 1975 : Fred Hoyle - tb - 9-82-3-L7 00-O5UR-L95N Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500. Seller Inventory # 375036