Bruce Sterling - Think of the Prestige

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Bruce Sterling

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From THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION, Sept 1992.

F&SF, Box 56, Cornwall CT 06753 $26/yr; outside US $31/yr

F&SF Science Column #3

THINK OF THE PRESTIGE

The science of rocketry, and the science of weaponry, are sister

sciences. It's been cynically said of German rocket scientist Wernher

von Braun that "he aimed at the stars, and hit London."

After 1945, Wernher von Braun made a successful transition to

American patronage and, eventually, to civilian space exploration.

But another ambitious space pioneer -- an American citizen -- was

not so lucky as von Braun, though his equal in scientific talent. His

story, by comparison, is little known.

Gerald Vincent Bull was born in March 9, 1928, in Ontario,

Canada. He died in 1990. Dr. Bull was the most brilliant artillery

scientist of the twentieth century. Bull was a prodigiously gifted

student, and earned a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering at the age of 24.

Bull spent the 1950s researching supersonic aerodynamics in

Canada, personally handcrafting some of the most advanced wind-

tunnels in the world.

Bull's work, like that of his predecessor von Braun, had military

applications. Bull found patronage with the Canadian Armament

Research and Development Establishment (CARDE) and the

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