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by Larry Niven

This novel is set on Plateau, a world like Venus, poisonous and uninhabitable - except for the top of Mt. Lookitthat, which extends high enough to reach breathable air and a reasonable temperature. This is one of Niven's earlier Known Space novels.

Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:

Concrete Canvas - Inflatable Concrete Buildings
   This great portable shelter lets you create housing anywhere - even if a housing development would look like hundreds of loaves in a baker's window.

World's First Artificial Human Liver Grown In Lab
   The creation of 'mini-livers' from stem cells may be in time to avoid the dangers of too much demand in the organ transplant field.

Pinta The Robot Sailboat
   This robotic sailboat reminds me of another kind of automated vehicle, sailing even further.

Deep Sea Mining Tube Worms
   I think Larry Niven nailed this one forty years ago; the idea of a mining worm is even older.

Evolved Earthworms To Clean Up Toxic Metals
   Hardy super worms may provide a way to clean up contaminated soil.

'Volume Control' Ear Protein Uncovered
   Research shows at least part of the mechanism for our ability to protect our ears against extremely loud noises.

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