Category Archives: Science

30 Years Later

Posted on May 18, 2010 by David G Shrock

I believe two major events contributed to my life-long interest in science and trying to understand the world around me. The first event was my initial glimpse of Saturn through a telescope, and the second event was the day Mt. … Continue reading →

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How Fast Does Time Flow?

Posted on April 13, 2010 by David G Shrock

Part of the What Time? series, an exploration in science fiction. Let’s assume time flows in one direction from past towards future. One common analogy is a river carrying the observer from birth to death. Events of life pass from … Continue reading →

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Twins Paradox

Posted on March 9, 2010 by David G Shrock

Part of the What Time? series, an exploration in science fiction. The Twins Paradox is less of a paradox and more of a time puzzle originally stated by Einstein. Puzzling Twins Alice and Angela are identical twins born seconds apart … Continue reading →

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Quick, Dirty Relativity Review

Posted on February 23, 2010 by David G Shrock

Part of the What Time? series, an exploration in science fiction. Relativity Size is relative. Speed is relative. In my story, “Dunston Monster,” some of the characters refer to Sebastian as a giant while others just think he’s very big. … Continue reading →

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Newtonian Time

Posted on February 9, 2010 by David G Shrock

Part of the What Time? series, an exploration in science fiction. Let us generalize a moment. The Background In the 17th century industrialization sprouted leading to 19th century railroad domination linking commerce across the map. Scheduling trains increased the need … Continue reading →