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[[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K-9]] also had an adventure in a Dyson Sphere. ([[BBV]]: ''[[The Search]]'') | [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K-9]] also had an adventure in a Dyson Sphere. ([[BBV]]: ''[[The Search]]'') | ||
The Dyson Sphere takes its name from the [[Earth]] physicist who first proposed it, [[wikipedia:Freeman Dyson|Freeman Dyson]]. | |||
==Behind the Scenes== | |||
Most fictional depictions of a Dyson Sphere are, in fact, a Dyson Shell, something generally considered to be an engineering impossibility. An actual Dyson Sphere is a swarm or bubble of energy-collecting satellites around a star; the "sphere" is the shape of that swarm or bubble, not a solid object. | |||
{{wikipediainfo|Dyson sphere}} | {{wikipediainfo|Dyson sphere}} | ||
[[Category:Astronomical Objects]] | [[Category:Astronomical Objects]] | ||
[[Category:Technology]] | [[Category:Technology]] | ||
[[Category:Real World science]] | [[Category:Real World science]] | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 18 July 2009
A Dyson Sphere takes the shape of a hollow sphere, with a sun at the center. The People lived in the inner shell of such a construct, known as the Worldsphere. (NA: The Also People, BNA: Walking to Babylon)
Romana and K-9 also had an adventure in a Dyson Sphere. (BBV: The Search)
The Dyson Sphere takes its name from the Earth physicist who first proposed it, Freeman Dyson.
Behind the Scenes
Most fictional depictions of a Dyson Sphere are, in fact, a Dyson Shell, something generally considered to be an engineering impossibility. An actual Dyson Sphere is a swarm or bubble of energy-collecting satellites around a star; the "sphere" is the shape of that swarm or bubble, not a solid object.
