The Universe — or Nothing by Meyer Moldeven
Copyright 1984 Meyer Moldeven
THE UNIVERSE -- or nothing
by Meyer Moldeven
Copyright 1984 Meyer Moldeven [email protected] This work is under a Creative Commons License.
Table Of Contents
THE UNIVERSE -- or nothing Table Of Contents About Meyer Moldeven Also by Meyer Moldeven The Preface The Prologue Chapter ONE Chapter TWO Chapter THREE Chapter FOUR Chapter FIVE Chapter SIX Chapter SEVEN Chapter EIGHT Chapter NINE Chapter TEN Chapter ELEVEN Chapter TWELVE Chapter THIRTEEN Chapter FOURTEEN Chapter FIFTEEN Chapter SIXTEEN Chapter SEVENTEEN Chapter EIGHTEEN Chapter NINETEEN Chapter TWENTY Chapter TWENTY-ONE Chapter TWENTY-TWO Chapter TWENTY-THREE Chapter TWENTY-FOUR Chapter TWENTY-FIVE Chapter TWENTY-SIX Chapter TWENTY-SEVEN Chapter TWENTY-EIGHT Chapter TWENTY-NINE Chapter THIRTY Chapter THIRTY-ONE Chapter THIRTY-TWO Chapter THIRTY-THREE Chapter THIRTY-FOUR Chapter THIRTY-FIVE Chapter THIRTY-SIX Chapter THIRTY-SEVEN Chapter THIRTY-EIGHT Chapter THIRTY-NINE Chapter FORTY Chapter FORTY-ONE Chapter FORTY-TWO Chapter FORTY-THREE Chapter FORTY-FOUR Chapter FORTY-FIVE Chapter FORTY-SIX Epilogue Afterwords Appendix The References Words With(Out) Diacritics Creative Commons License about "zen markup language"
About Meyer Moldeven
Meyer (Mike) Moldeven was a civilian logisticstechnician with the United States Air Forcefrom 1941 until 1974. He was an aircraftemergency survival equipment specialistin the Pacific Area during World War II and atechnical writer for several years afterwards.During the Cold War he transferred to a USAFbase in North Africa where he developed logisticsplans for USAF-NATO emergency maintenanceof disabled aircraft that would land along theNorth African coast after returning from missionsin any future war with the USSR. During the U.S.post-Sputnik initiatives to create a national spaceprogram, he critiqued aerospace industries' logisticsconcepts on future space systems organization,infrastructure and support. Among the studieshe critiqued was 'Space Logistics, Operations,Maintenance and Rescue' (Project SLOMAR).During the Viet Nam War, he was the seniorcivilian in the Inspector General's Office atMcClellan Air Force Base, a major logisticsinstallation near Sacramento, California. Aspart of his 'added' duties during 'Viet Nam' Mikewas a hotline volunteer in a suicide preventioncenter and consequently, an advocate forprofessionally-staffed 'suicide prevention'capabilities throughout the entire Departmentof Defense. He compiled documentation,published, and widely distributed copies ofhis book, "Military-Civilian Teamwork inSuicide Prevention" (1971, 1985 and 1994.)Mike's updated essay on suicide preventionin the U.S. Armed Forces has been includedin his collection of memoirs, "Hot War/Cold War-- Back-of-the-Lines Logistics", which is at:https://hometown.aol.com/yarnspinner7191/myhomepage/military.html
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The Preface
"It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow." -- Dr. Robert H. Goddard
"There is no way back into the past; the choice, as H. G. Wells once said, is the universe -- or nothing. Though men and civilizations may yearn for rest, for the dream of the lotus-eaters, that is a desire that merges imperceptibly into death. The challenge of the great spaces between the worlds is a stupendous one; but if we fail to meet it, the story of our race will be drawing to its close." -- Arthur C. Clarke