One of the bedrock principles of physics is the conservation of energy. In this universe, energy can be neither created nor destroyed. Edward M. Lerner More Quotes by Edward M. Lerner More Quotes From Edward M. Lerner What SF author or fan isn't interested in human space travel? I've yet to meet one. Edward M. Lerner meethumanspacetravel I want to believe humanity has not forgotten how to explore. Edward M. Lerner howhumanitywantbelieve I have to believe SF writers will continue to inspire the public to have faith in - to demand! - a future that is at least as big and bold as the past. Edward M. Lerner futurefaithbelievepast It would help if human experts agreed on the meaning of such basic terms as intelligence, consciousness, or awareness. They don't. It's hard to build something that's incompletely defined. Edward M. Lerner meaninghelpintelligencehard In mainstream literature, a trope is a figure of speech: metaphor, simile, irony, or the like. Words used other than literally. In SF, a trope - at least as I understand the usage - is more: science used other than literally. Edward M. Lerner wordsunderstandspeechscience Many a fine SF story uses science or technology merely as backdrop. Many a fine SF story presumes a technological breakthrough and explores its implications without attempting to predict how the thing might actual work. Edward M. Lerner storytechnologyworkscience I'm a physicist and computer scientist by training. I worked in high tech for thirty years as everything from engineer to senior vice president - for many of those years, writing SF as a hobby - until, in 2004, I began writing full time. Edward M. Lerner hightrainingwritingtime What kind of hard SF do I write? Everything from near-future, Earth-centric techno-thrillers to far-future, far-flung interstellar epics. Edward M. Lerner writeeverythinghardkind
