The science of Sci-Fi, with a little help from the smart kids
Type. Tune. Tint.August 07, 202400:20:26

The science of Sci-Fi, with a little help from the smart kids

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 (https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Rescue-Escape-Tom-Kranz/dp/B09ZFHM3VQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34OWG6MQ8KY6O&keywords=moon+rescue+tom+kranz&qid=1653087379&sprefix=moon+rescue%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-1) , I went to a great source for advice and guidance--engineering students and their teacher at a Philadelphia public high school (https://sla.philasd.org) 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!




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