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Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 18:35:23 EST
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From: jpa144@cit-vax (Jens Peter Alfke)
The real Subject: Re: Identify This One, Please?
> Ships were able to penetrate the sun by a field which somehow
>polarized the molecules (atoms?) of both ship and sun allowing
>those of the ship to "slip" between those of the sun. That's all I
>remember except that the story involved one trip into the sun and
>back out.
I'm SURE this is or its sequel, both short stories by
an author whose name escapes me at the moment. The premise to both is that
Earth's weather is controlled by adjusting the temperature of the surface
of the Sun. There are computers working out what to do to the Sun to produce
the desired effect, and bases and ships on the Sun to dump "cold" gases
(either carbon or oxygen) to produce the effect.
involves an attempt to satisfy the last request of a dying
man, to see snow fall at his home in southern California, and the sequel has
the Weather Bureau trying to avert the destruction of the Sun by travelling
all the way down to its core.
Sure, sounds pretty implausible, but I was really impressed by the idea when
I read these as a child.
I still can't remember the author's name! Ah well. Hope this is of some
help.
--Pete