Robert L. Forward Collection


Robert Forward

 

Welcome to the UAH Library Robert L. Forward Collection!

In 2002, Dr. Robert L. Forward (1932-2002) made arrangements for his Collection to be a part of the UAH Archives. Dr. Forward was a consulting scientist, future technologist, lecturer, and science fact and science fiction writer. He was Owner and Chief Scientist of Forward Unlimited, a consulting firm established in 1962, specializing in exotic physics and advanced space propulsion, and Partner and Chief Scientist of Tethers Unlimited, a partnership formed in 1994 with Dr. Robert P. Hoyt, specializing in highly-survivable space tethers. The UAH archives department maintains Dr. Forward's original website

The Robert L. Forward Collection consists of journal articles and technical publications, art work, science fiction, patents, personal papers and photographs, and background material about his work.
To gain access to these documents, please make a note of the citations, including the "Location" field. Documents can be accessed in the Archives department during regular operating hours. You can also view the entire Finding Guide to the Robert L. Forward Collection in Adobe PDF format. 59p. (314kb). To view a video clip of tether design with Dr. Forward's information, click here. For more information about Archives, contact Anne Coleman at 256-824-6523 or email colemana@email.uah.edu.


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This page was last edited January 31, 2007