Historia de la ciencia

Rendez-vous with Rowed (title original: Rendez-vous with Rama ) is a Romance of Arthur C. Clarke published in 1973.

French edition: I read N°1047, 1980

Synopsis

With the 22e century, gigantic a Astéroïde penetrates in the Solar system. Located by the terrestrial radars, he is baptized Rama in homage to the Hindu god , hero of the Râmâyana. Thanks to the curiosity of a Astronomer beginning, the human ones realize that it is about a fifty kilometers length hollow roll.

A vessel is chartered in urgency to be posed on the unknown object, and if possible, to explore what can be only one extraterrestrial vehicle. First of all, the men think that the object is uninhabited but, they realize little by little that it is occupied, which more is by a higher intelligence.

Presentation of work

This book is the first of a cycle of four works. The following titles, writings with Gentry Lee, are: Rowed II , the gardens of Rowed and Rama revealed .

This novel inspired the video game Rama (published by Sierra), in which one can see Clarke besides addressing to the player.

The topic of the enigmatic vessel being put into orbit around the Earth was also used by other novelists, Greg Bear, in its trilogy: Éon , Eternity and Heritage , John Varley, in his trilogy of Gaïa: Titan , Witch , Demon , Fritz Leiber in the Vagrant .

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