Groff Conklin (ed) - Possible Worlds of Science Fiction - 16 - John Berryman by [Novelette] Space Rating (v1.0) (html) [Rating Space]

Author:[Novelette] Space Rating (v1.0) (html) [Rating, Space]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

He regretted it in an instant as Hawley shot him a twinkling glance, a glance that made his “Not bad for an old man, eh, Riggs?” completely redundant.

“No, sir,” Riggs replied obediently, glad to see the commander lead a small crew out to get the graphs and photographic magazines from the observatory.

Riggs seethed inwardly at Hawley’s all too apparent condescension, wishing fitfully that he could talk to somebody about it. The old dope, proud of his mental calculation, was he? Thought he was pretty good, to hear a computer snap out three coordinates every five seconds and to transform them into a fourth-power parabolic equation. Well, there was more than one man in the world who could do it, Riggs reflected. He had kept abreast of Hawley’s mental mathematics. If he hadn’t known they were making the grade, he would have taken those controls away, major or no major. He stopped his annoyed reflections as Hawley stepped out of the airlock.

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