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A Long Way Back & The Next Logical Step, by Ben Bova
Season 2 Episode 28
A Long Way Back
After the war that ravaged the world, he held the future of civilization in his numbed hands. The satellite was ready to beam power back to Earth, and knowing that he wouldn't live to see the results, from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble.
"A Long Way Back" appeared in "Amazing Science Fiction Stories" February 1960.
The Next Logical Step
Normally, the military would want to keep the predictions of their wargames secret. But there might be times when you would want the enemy to see the results of your simulations.
"The Next Logical Step" appeared in "Analog Science Fiction and Fact," May 1962.
Benjamin William Bova (November 8, 1932 – November 29, 2020) was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, for which he won a Hugo Award six times, and an editorial director of Omni; he was also president of both the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America.
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