Back ينابيع الفردوس Arabic Rajské fontány Czech Fahrstuhl zu den Sternen German Las fuentes del paraíso Spanish The Fountains of Paradise Basque چشمههای بهشت Persian Les Fontaines du paradis French Az éden szökőkútjai Hungarian The Fountains of Paradise ID Le fontane del paradiso Italian
 Cover of the first UK edition | |
| Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
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| Cover artist | Terry Oakes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz (UK) Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (US) |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 0-575-02520-4 |
| OCLC | 4993570 |
The Fountains of Paradise is a 1979 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator. This "orbital tower" is a giant structure rising from the ground and linking with a satellite in geostationary orbit at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometres (approx. 22,300 miles). Such a structure would be used to raise payloads to orbit without the expense of using rockets. The novel won both the Hugo[1] and Nebula[2] Awards for Best Novel.
- ^ "1980 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ "1979 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
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