Hivememory help with a dimly remembered SF novel.
October 12, 2016 7:31 PM Subscribe
What I remember of the book (likely with errors):
Starts within about 25 years of 2010. We've identified exoplanets with a (light interferometry?) telescope (on the moon?). A 4-6 member volunteer genius crew sets off on the first interstellar voyage, but they burn through their entertainment/education material early in the voyage and are so bored they become supergeniuses (one solves Goldbach's conjecture?). Then plot twist, the telescope didn't really find planets; these folks were sent out as a psychological experiment.
From the tone and when I read it, I think it was probably published in the late 1970s. I've googled a few times with what detail I remember and no luck.
Help me AskMeFi Kenobi - you're my only hope!
From the tone and when I read it, I think it was probably published in the late 1970s. I've googled a few times with what detail I remember and no luck.
Help me AskMeFi Kenobi - you're my only hope!
Oh man, great book which I'd totally forgotten. Thanks!
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