Project Saga Themes: Tractor/Pressor Beams

Tractor beams are a staple of science fiction space adventures, but I never liked them.  They were all too random, with no real science behind them.  They were just a lazy prop—a bit of fantasy thrown in to help with the story. A long time ago, I invented the tractor beam technology I would use. … Continue reading Project Saga Themes: Tractor/Pressor Beams

Project Saga Themes: Artificial Intelligence

In Star Time, the male lead character was Abe, a technological wizard with his own design center creating electronic gadgets and such.  One of his side projects was a mesh computer running the “Hodgepodge” software.  Abe had discovered a research project at another research center in Austin, Texas that was creating a “Common Sense” database. … Continue reading Project Saga Themes: Artificial Intelligence