Re: (Tears) Destinies, October-December 1979 edited by Jim Baen

On 4/6/25 9:20 AM, James Nicoll wrote:

Destinies, October-December 1979  (Destinies, volume 5) edited by Jim Baen
 Another foray into a short-lived Disco-era science fiction magazine.
 https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/memories-of-a-different-life

Re:
"I’d mock SF readers of old for their Dean Drive enthusiasm except, as the EmDrive nonsense showed, the belief that the universe can be tricked into providing a free lunch is evergreen."
In case you are unaware, a newer "contender" can be found by searching on "charles buhler propellantless propulsion".
 From one article of many[1]:
"...
As the EmDrive faded into scientific history, a new contender emerged, led by Charles Buhler, a former NASA scientist. Buhler’s work at the Kennedy Space Center’s Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory laid the foundation for his current endeavors. Now, as a co-founder of Exodus Propulsion Technologies, he claims to have developed a drive powered by a “New Force” that operates outside the known laws of physics.
This innovative drive is said to generate a sustainable force through electric fields alone, allowing for center-of-mass translation without the expulsion of mass. Such a discovery, if verified, would fundamentally alter our understanding of physics and open up new possibilities for propulsion technology. However, Buhler acknowledges that independent verification is crucial to confirm these groundbreaking claims.
..."
Tony
[1] https://www.sustainability-times.com/in-depth/this-engineer-says-hes-found-a-way-this-anti-gravity-propulsion-system-could-rewrite-every-rule-of-physics-and-space-travel/