![]() ![]() However, the tricky part comes in figuring out how to hollow out the asteroid. Why Jeff Bezos Wants To Migrate Humanity to Space.Although the physics of such a structure checks out, actually building one would likely be the most gargantuan megaproject in human history-but scientists from Rochester University think transforming asteroids into O’Neill cylinders might be the best strategy. The basic concept of a O’Neill cylinder is that a spinning tube-like structure simulates gravity via a centripetal force acting on humans living on the cylinder’s inner surface. Clark’s Rama, and films like Interstellar. In 2019, Jeff Bezos gave an entire presentation divulging his desire to build O’Neill cylinders, and the idea is on full display in shows like Babylon 5, novels like Arthur C. These O’Neill cylinders, which were subsequently detailed extensively in the physicist’s 1976 book High Frontiers, have captivated scientists and futurists for half a century. What started as a joke (O’Neill readily admits) turned into something more serious as his calculations began to make a startling amount of sense. O’Neill laid out his theoretical designs for future space-based colonies that he touted as “far more comfortable, productive and attractive” than most cities on Earth. ![]() ![]() In a 1974 Physics Today article, physicist Gerard K. ![]()
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