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Subject: FTL and time travel
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Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 18:13:41 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  2 18:13:41 1984
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From:  Anne Marie Quint [/amqueue] 


     A few digests back, someone made the comment that no science
fiction authors had ever made use of the fact that according to
quantum physics, faster-than-light travel automatically implied time
travel. One science fiction author HAS made use of the fact: Robert
Heinlein in Time Enough For Love.  I can't find my copy, so I can't
give a direct quote, but I believe the concept is first put to Lazarus
when he is still on Secundus. He is looking for something new to do
because after 3000 or 4000 years he is finally bored.  Someone
suggests he go back in time. He says How?  Apparently, when one makes
a decision of where to come out into the regular universe, one also
makes a decision as to WHEN to come out. Lazarus says:"I'll have to
think about it; it sounds like making an intentional bad landing." He
does use this means to travel back in time, where he has many
adventures of an unusual nature which I don't think I can mention on
the net.

RAH! RAH! RAH!
have fun
/amqueue
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