“Inertia propulsion!” Pierre exclaimed. “On our last shift we were teaching them Newton’s law of gravity… — Robert L. Forward
“Inertia propulsion!” Pierre exclaimed. “On our last shift we were teaching them Newton’s law of gravity. Today they have inertia drives! Where will they be tomorrow?”
“They probably will be able to control space and time and won’t have to bother with such clumsy things as black hole gravity generators and inertia drives,” Amalita replied.
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