The science of Sci-Fi, with a little help from the smart kids
- The science of Sci-Fi, with a little help from the smart kids John Kamal 20:25
Writing science fiction requires attention to science while retaining the sense of wonder and imagination that makes it fiction. In writing my new sci-fi novel Moon Rescue: Escape from the Dome, I went to a great source for advice and guidance–engineering students and their teacher at a Philadelphia public high school that nurtures young people's interest in STEM. Teacher John Kamal, with degrees in mechanical engineering and a passion for teaching young people, brought two of his students into my research process and the three of them kept me on the right track as I made stuff up about how 5,000 people might live under a giant dome on the Moon. My interview with John reveals a man who left a successful career in developing power sources for spacecraft and supply chain software to teach in one of the most financially challenged school districts in America. I was inspired and you will be, too!
TK Books LLC
Contemporary fiction and science fiction; ebooks, softcover, hardcover and audiobooks.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Subscribe to the Type. Tune. Tint. podcast today. Cheap. Right here.
