In the 22nd century visionary scientist Vannevar Morgan conceives the most grandiose engineering project of all time, and one which will revolutionize the future of humankind in space: a Space Elevator, 36,000 kilometers high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.
Fountains of Paradise

Arthur C. Clarke: Fountains of Paradise (2012, RosettaBooks)
356 pages
English language
Published Feb. 22, 2012 by RosettaBooks.