Episode 16: On the Shoulders of Giants

Nearly half a century before the space age began in earnest, a few brilliant visionaries had the courage to look beyond their own time and see humanity’s future. From Russia to the United States, a few brilliant minds transformed science fiction into science fact, giving birth to the space age.

REFERENCES:

‘The Russian Cosmists: The Esoteric Futurism of Nikolai Fedorov and His Followers’

by George M. Young

‘The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility’

by Robert Zubrin

MUSIC:

"Ossuary 1 - A begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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“Tenebrous Brothers Carnival: Act Two” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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"Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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