Talk:Dan Alderson

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[edit] tuckerism

It should be mentioned that Dan Forrestal, a prominent character in Lucifer's Hammer, is Dan Alderson; but I wouldn't know how to document it. —Tamfang 00:44, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

This isn't exactly a tuckerism -- to be a tuckerism the character would have to be named Dan Alderson. I think you could put it into the article. If challenged, just say how you know, e.g. personal conversation with Jerry Pournelle or article in Apa L. Rick Norwood 13:02, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] writings

Alderson did not write science fiction himself ... He mentioned to me one or two Known Space stories that he had at least sketched in his mind, but I don't know if he ever put anything on paper. The one I remember was about Tnuctip politics. —Tamfang 20:13, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Dan was a world class procrastinator, and during the time I knew him he never put any of his stories down on paper. Charlie Jackson might know if he ever did. Rick Norwood 13:07, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dan the eponym

He once remarked to me that it was unrealistic that in Mote the Alderson Drive and Alderson Point have the same name; it's implausible that the same person should discover the Point and how to use it. —Tamfang 06:34, 17 May 2007 (UTC)