I wrote this book because I wanted to learn more about interstel lar flight. Not the Star Trek notion of tearing around the Galaxy in a huge spaceship-that was obviously beyond existing tech nology-but a more realistic mission. In 1989 I had videotaped Voyager 2's encounter with Neptune and watched the drama of robotic exploration over and over again. I started to wonder whether we could do something similar with Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun. Everyone seemed to agree that manned flight to the stars was out of the question, if not permanently then for the indefinitely foreseeable future. But surely we could do something with robotics. And if we could figure out a theoretical way to do it, how far were we from the actual technology that would make it happen? In other words, what was the state of our interstellar technology today, those concepts and systems that might translate into a Voyager to the stars? Finding answers meant talking to people inside and outside of NASA. I was surprised to learn that there is a large literature of interstellar flight. Nobody knows for sure how to propel a space craft fast enough to make the interstellar crossing within a time scale that would fit the conventional idea of a mission, but there are candidate systems that are under active investigation. Some of this effort begins with small systems that we'll use near the Earth and later hope to extend to deep space missions.

Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration

Engineering & Transportation

Gilster, Paul

Automotive

Copernicus

The first Internet book devoted exclusively to search techniques, this practical reference will show beginning and intermediate users how to conceive, design and execute focused, efficient searches. Includes descriptions and evaluations of new search tools that are beginning to appear such as HYTELNET, CU-SeeMe, jughead, Panda and InfoTree.

Finding It on the Internet: The Essential Guide to Archie, Veronica, Gopher, WAIS, WWW (Including Mosaic), and Other Search and Browsing Tools

Computers & Technology

Networking & Cloud Computing

wiley

A thorough revision of its highly successful predecessor. All addresses and instructions in the first edition have been carefully checked and updated. All significant new services affecting the dial-up user are described. Includes detailed coverage regarding the expansion of Internet access by large commercial online services as well as the ``no frills'' approach of using ``mail only'' access to the net. Features an extensive list of local service providers—small companies offering low-cost access to individuals.

The Internet Navigator

Customize your connection to the Internet! 
Mosaic is more than just an easy-to-use graphical interface—it's a whole new way of getting information from the Internet. You can browse through documents that are linked with hypertext. You can download brilliant graphics and sound files. And with the right equipment, you can even access and play back full-motion video clips! What makes Mosaic really special, though, is that it lets you set up your Internet connection just the way you want it—with built-in links to other Internet sites, with colorful graphics, and with as much on-line multimedia as your hardware can handle. Let bestselling author Paul Gilster show you just how amazing this new Internet tool can be: <ul>
<li>Where to get hold of Mosaic—either free from NCSA, or from the growing number of companies selling commercial versions</li> <li>How to install the program and tailor your hardware and system setup on either Windows-based PCs or Macs</li> <li>Customizing Mosaic to suit your needs, including the fundamentals you have to master to build your own Home Page</li> <li>The best and brightest World Wide Web sites, including sources of brilliant images, dazzling sound files, and full-motion video clips</li> <li>Using related programs, including Lview (to view GIF and JPEG images), WHAM (for audio files), GhostScript (to read PostScript documents), and MPEGPLAY (to play back video)</li> </ul>
With a detailed explanation of the World Wide Web, the underlying communications system on which Mosaic is based, as well as descriptions of the standard Internet tools now available via Mosaic (including Telnet, FTP, Gopher, and Veronica), this book shows you just how to unlock the power of this amazing new Internet tool.

The Mosaic Navigator: The Essential Guide to the Internet Interface

You Need This Book to Access the World Wide Web and to Use Graphical Internet Tools! 
Using Netscape, Mosaic, WinGopher, and other new graphical programs requires a Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) or a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection to the Internet. But few computer users know how to establish such a connection. Fewer still know of the many benefits of graphical Internet access beyond surfing the World Wide Web. The SLIP/PPP Connection provides all the information you need to overcome the now-legendary obstacles of establishing these special Internet accounts and to achieve smooth, graphical access to the World Wide Web and the rest of the Internet. Written by internationally acclaimed Internet guru Paul Gilster, this is the first complete, step-by-step guide to getting, using, and maintaining a SLIP or PPP connection. You'll be able to select, find, and download the right hardware and software for every Internet application. The book features: <ul>
<li>Step-by-step instructions on how to make your PC or Mac SLIP- or PPP-ready</li> <li>Critical and hard-to-find techniques that make it easier than ever to install and troubleshoot software that runs under a SLIP/PPP connection</li> <li>Everything you need to know about loading and using Netscape, Mosaic, cello, WinWAIS, HGopher, Newswatcher, and other shareware, freeware, and client programs that run with SLIP/PPP</li> <li>Tips on how to best take advantage of e-mail, FTP, USENET, WAIS, Telnet, and other protocols with SLIP/PPP</li> </ul>
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The SLIP/PPP Connection: The Essential Guide to Graphical Internet Access

The critics agree that The Internet Navigator is the best book on the Internet 
"Paul Gilster's The Internet Navigator is the new champ." —Internet World "The best tutorial I've seen yet on the Internet . . . Gilster has done millions of newcomers a great service" —Knight-Ridder News "If there's only one book on the Internet that you can afford on your shelf, this is your best choice. . . ." —Library Journal "Columbus could have used a navigator like this. A real find." —Ziffnet/Computer Life "Everything nontechies need to know." —U.S. News &amp; World Report ". . . one of the best places for new Internet users to start. . ." —PC Computing Totally revised and expanded to include: <ul>
<li>The World Wide Web—including Web browsers such as Netscape and Mosaic.</li> <li>The new generation of Internet tools.</li> <li>Internet access through Prodigy, CompuServe, and America Online.</li> <li>Practical examples of how to perform searches</li> <li>How the Internet works and its underlying technologies, including TCP/IP</li> <li>Everything you need to know to access the Internet from anywhere in the world</li> </ul>

The New Internet Navigator

The sheer volume of information available on the Internet is both incredible and intimidating. The author shows how to find what you want in the vastness of cyberspace. Now extensively revised to reflect the dramatic growth of the Internet, this edition explores the new generation of graphically-based search tools designed for the World Wide Web and the Internet. It also features updated coverage of traditional UNIX search tools. You'll not only find out how each tool works but learn research strategies to make each search as valuable as possible.

Finding It on the Internet: The Internet Navigator's Guide to Search Tools and Techniques

Web Development & Design

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

It's an Internet jungle out there. 
Now more than ever, you need Paul Gilster, world-renowned Internet expert and author of the bestselling The New Internet Navigator, to give you the background, software know-how, and techniques you'll need to confidently and skillfully navigate the Web. You'll learn how to customize the immense power of the Web to meet your own specific needs and goals. Gilster shows you: <ul>
<li>How to log on and navigate like an expert</li> <li>How to customize browsers</li> <li>Where to find audio and video plug-ins, add-ons, and helper programs</li> <li>How to most effectively use breakthrough Web technologies.</li> </ul>
In The Web Navigator, Gilster keeps you right on top of all of the recent changes in the Web, tells you what's out there right now and what's coming in the future. You'll get samples of various Internet sites and candid discussions of providers. You'll receive proven strategies for finding and managing information. You'll find up-to-the-minute instructions on: <ul>
<li>Accessing and searching with Netscape Navigator</li> <li>Publishing and self-publishing on the Web</li> <li>Electronic commerce and security.</li> </ul>
Paul Gilster also shares his special insight into what emerging new media technologies such as Java, ActiveX, Shockwave, VRML, RealAudio, and many more can mean to you. Visit our Web site at http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/ Praise for Paul Gilster and The New Internet Navigator... "Paul Gilster gives the tree of knowledge a good shake....Anyone who wants a tutorial that will also serve as an ongoing reference won't do better than The New Internet Navigator." — Major Keary rec.arts.books.reviews. "The nontechnical nature of The New Internet Navigator has something to offer to all levels of readers....This may be the only Internet guide you'll ever need." — infoZine "The 'best of the best'! Very highly recommended." —Online Newsletter "Gilster's tome could appropriately be called, 'The Internet Encyclopedia.' This book is highly recommended for those who are interested in the meat and bones of the Internet." —Boardwatch Magazine. "[A] comprehensive guide to navigating the Net..." —Computerworld

The Web Navigator

"Readers leery of ramping onto the information highway and surfers suffering Internet overload will value the solid advice supplied by Gilster." --Booklist. "Paul Gilster's intelligent, sobering look at the Internet is a breath of fresh air." --Amazon.com "This book sheds light on the skills that Web surfers need to separate the digital garbage from the golden nuggets of good data. It's a good place to start for adult newcomers to the information highway." --Courant Now in paper! Digital Literacy provides Internet novices with the basic thinking skills and core competencies they'll need to thrive in an interactive environment so fundamentally different from passive media. PAUL GILSTER (Raleigh, North Carolina) is the author of The Web Navigator and Finding It on the Internet which have sold over 200,000 copies.

Digital Literacy

John Wiley&Sons

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Books by Gilster, Paul

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Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration

Finding It on the Internet: The Essential Guide to Archie, Veronica, Gopher, WAIS, WWW (Including Mosaic), and Other Search and Browsing Tools

The Internet Navigator

The Mosaic Navigator: The Essential Guide to the Internet Interface

The SLIP/PPP Connection: The Essential Guide to Graphical Internet Access

The New Internet Navigator

Finding It on the Internet: The Internet Navigator's Guide to Search Tools and Techniques

The Web Navigator

Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy