The day I met David Braben.

[Sanderson]

Awesome what a great story!

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

Great read that, Drew :smilie:

 

[Neillm]

Great post Drew.

It just isn't known by that name to the rest of the Universe.

The common name for the planet is ****** **** **

Magrathea?

 

[Hamerstein]

Great read Drew, I must confess I felt a little of that being in the same room as you, Allen Stroud and Darren Grey on Sunday. Getting the insights of real authors was a massive buzz for me.

 

[Abacus]

Grats for meeting our hero
...and looking forward to get a physical copy of each and every ED-book to come

 

[Commander Dave]

The day I met David Braben.
http://www.drewwagar.com/progress-report/the-day-i-met-david-braben/

Those of you know me well will know that I attended the Royal Institution Christmas lectures in London in 1977 (I was 7). There was a series of talks given, entitled ‘The Planets’. These inspired me on a lifetime of Astronomical discovery, fanning my early love of science and space.
The Lecturer’s name will probably be familiar to many of you - Carl Sagan.

Wow.
Wow.
Wow.
Carl is one of my foremost heroes.
I'm insanely envious.
Wow.

 

[Pomerlaw]

My heroes include Newton, Faraday and the incomparable Feynman! What a guy Carl Sagan also appears on my list as does Einstein for being a somewhat ordinary chap who made a massive impact. In other areas Turing gets a big nod from me as does Churchill, Neil Armstrong and Brian May and then there's Tom Baker!

Nice list, but Feynman lose points with project Manhattan...