The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke won the 1980 Hugo Award for Best Novel and the 1980 Nebula Award for Best Novel. It was also a finalist or poll selection for the 1980 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
In the 22nd century visionary scientist Vannevar Morgan conceives the most grandiose engineering project of all time, and one which will revolutionize the future of humankind in space: a Space Elevator, 36,000 kilometers high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.
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Winner, 1980 Hugo Award for Best Novel · Source ↗
Locus poll selection, 1980 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel · Source ↗
Winner, 1980 Nebula Award for Best Novel · Source ↗