tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post7647279664583813382..comments2023-11-14T20:44:36.587-06:00Comments on Cosmic Yarns: Wormholes: a Galactic Subway SystemRobert Scherrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-81417161541998822522015-04-22T21:12:05.325-05:002015-04-22T21:12:05.325-05:00Rob, I think there's something about the histo...Rob, I think there's something about the history of this in the Kip Thorne book that I referenced.Robert Scherrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-2230752956763405652015-04-22T18:30:07.486-05:002015-04-22T18:30:07.486-05:00Way back when, when I was still a grad student, Ki...Way back when, when I was still a grad student, Kip Thorne gave a talk (I can't remember exactly which one it was) where he said that he got interested in exploring the possibility of keeping open a workhole when Carl Sagan called him up and asked if it was possible, as part of his research for writing "Contact". (That then led to a deacde or some such long research project.) Of course, in "Contact" there is also this pre-existing wormhole network, but then they have a way of adding new endpoints to it.Rob Knophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776010542773021161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-21892558792414145292015-04-22T18:28:34.928-05:002015-04-22T18:28:34.928-05:00interstellar, and its critics seemed to mix up bla...interstellar, and its critics seemed to mix up black holes and Worm holes. It seems possible to travel in and thru wormholes, but black holes are another matter (or not matter!)Diane Newell Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648685827786375047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-40080182045408151922015-04-21T17:19:13.085-05:002015-04-21T17:19:13.085-05:00Thanks! I enjoyed the movie but never saw the TV ...Thanks! I enjoyed the movie but never saw the TV series.Robert Scherrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-28847190792564339412015-04-21T16:56:07.889-05:002015-04-21T16:56:07.889-05:00There is the movie and TV show called Stargate, on...There is the movie and TV show called Stargate, one of the longest running Sci-Fi shows. The entire show is based around the idea of wormholes. <br /><br />Peter F. Hamilton also has many books focused on wormholes based worlds/societies. <br /><br />:Djupiter909https://www.blogger.com/profile/13654369710357962874noreply@blogger.com