07 NOV 2014 by ideonexus
Kardashev scale
TYPE I
Characteristics:
Planetary Society.
Developed Technology.
* understanding the laws of physics.
* space technology.
* nuclear technology.
* electromagnetic communications.
Initiation of spaceflight, interplanetary travel, settlement of space.
Early attempts at interstellar communication.
Starting to push planetary resource limits.
Information Level: I.
Energy Consumption: 10 to the 16 power to 10 to the 17 power Watts.
Manifestations: Intentional or u...Folksonomies: extraterrestrials
Folksonomies: extraterrestrials
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notes03 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Applied History of Technology
Ravna had known that “jumpstarting” technology must be a topic in the ship’s library. It turned out the subject was a major academic specialty. Besides ten thousand case studies, there were customizing programs and lots of very dull-looking theory. Though the “rediscovery problem” was trivial in the Beyond, down in the Slow Zone almost every conceivable combination of events had happened. Civilizations in the Slowness could not last more than a few thousand years. Their collapse was... 1 notes
notesAn academic field for a galactic civilization in which they study the technological advancement of different species on different planets. Includes the concept of "jumpstarting," where a civilization is given more advanced technology, similar to the concept of "leapfrogging" for third world countries on Earth.
