Dyson sphere: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary |
m (sentence case headers per tardis:Manual of Style#Headings) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
[[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]]'') | ||
==Behind the | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The Dyson Sphere takes its name from the [[Earth]] physicist who first proposed it, [[wikipedia:Freeman Dyson|Freeman Dyson]]. | *The Dyson Sphere takes its name from the [[Earth]] physicist who first proposed it, [[wikipedia:Freeman Dyson|Freeman Dyson]]. | ||
*Most fictional depictions of a Dyson Sphere, including those in ''Doctor Who'', are, in fact, a Dyson Shell, something generally considered to be an engineering impossibility. An ''actual'' Dyson Sphere is a swarm of energy-collecting satellites around a star; the "sphere" is the shape of that swarm or bubble, not a solid object. | *Most fictional depictions of a Dyson Sphere, including those in ''Doctor Who'', are, in fact, a Dyson Shell, something generally considered to be an engineering impossibility. An ''actual'' Dyson Sphere is a swarm of energy-collecting satellites around a star; the "sphere" is the shape of that swarm or bubble, not a solid object. | ||
Revision as of 17:36, 1 March 2011
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)
Behind the scenes
- The Dyson Sphere takes its name from the Earth physicist who first proposed it, Freeman Dyson.
- Most fictional depictions of a Dyson Sphere, including those in Doctor Who, are, in fact, a Dyson Shell, something generally considered to be an engineering impossibility. An actual Dyson Sphere is a swarm of energy-collecting satellites around a star; the "sphere" is the shape of that swarm or bubble, not a solid object.
