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In many very popular sci-fi anime stories, there are "space elevators", or, in other words, a giant tower which allows to transport people and/or objects from the surface of Earth to space. Some of these stories where they appear are Gundam (Gundam Reconguista in G (2014) , Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007) , Turn a Gundam (1999)), Eureka Seven (2005) and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (1998) and the earliest I know it's Super Dimensional Century Orguss (1983). Now, I know this idea comes from science, since a giant tower which could reach space from the surface of Earth was theorized by scientists (though apparently a material which could have the properties to build it doesnt exist) but I wonder which was the first sci-fi story to give credit to this concept by incorporating it into a fictional story.



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  • Do we need a [space-elevator] tag? Do we have space elevator experts out there? :)

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  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_Paradise / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Web_Between_the_Worlds

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  • @Paulie_D that's worth of an answer. BTW, if Arthur C Clarke included it in a story, I bet there are dozens of stories which included one since he's an inspiration for a lot of writers

    – Pablo
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In many very popular sci-fi anime stories, there are "space elevators", or, in other words, a giant tower which allows to transport people and/or objects from the surface of Earth to space. Some of these stories where they appear are Gundam (Gundam Reconguista in G (2014) , Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007) , Turn a Gundam (1999)), Eureka Seven (2005) and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (1998) and the earliest I know it's Super Dimensional Century Orguss (1983). Now, I know this idea comes from science, since a giant tower which could reach space from the surface of Earth was theorized by scientists (though apparently a material which could have the properties to build it doesnt exist) but I wonder which was the first sci-fi story to give credit to this concept by incorporating it into a fictional story.



Which was the first story to feature space elevators?










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  • Do we need a [space-elevator] tag? Do we have space elevator experts out there? :)

    – Jenayah
    3 hours ago











  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_Paradise / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Web_Between_the_Worlds

    – Paulie_D
    3 hours ago













  • @Paulie_D that's worth of an answer. BTW, if Arthur C Clarke included it in a story, I bet there are dozens of stories which included one since he's an inspiration for a lot of writers

    – Pablo
    3 hours ago














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In many very popular sci-fi anime stories, there are "space elevators", or, in other words, a giant tower which allows to transport people and/or objects from the surface of Earth to space. Some of these stories where they appear are Gundam (Gundam Reconguista in G (2014) , Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007) , Turn a Gundam (1999)), Eureka Seven (2005) and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (1998) and the earliest I know it's Super Dimensional Century Orguss (1983). Now, I know this idea comes from science, since a giant tower which could reach space from the surface of Earth was theorized by scientists (though apparently a material which could have the properties to build it doesnt exist) but I wonder which was the first sci-fi story to give credit to this concept by incorporating it into a fictional story.



Which was the first story to feature space elevators?










share|improve this question














In many very popular sci-fi anime stories, there are "space elevators", or, in other words, a giant tower which allows to transport people and/or objects from the surface of Earth to space. Some of these stories where they appear are Gundam (Gundam Reconguista in G (2014) , Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007) , Turn a Gundam (1999)), Eureka Seven (2005) and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (1998) and the earliest I know it's Super Dimensional Century Orguss (1983). Now, I know this idea comes from science, since a giant tower which could reach space from the surface of Earth was theorized by scientists (though apparently a material which could have the properties to build it doesnt exist) but I wonder which was the first sci-fi story to give credit to this concept by incorporating it into a fictional story.



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  • Do we need a [space-elevator] tag? Do we have space elevator experts out there? :)

    – Jenayah
    3 hours ago











  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_Paradise / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Web_Between_the_Worlds

    – Paulie_D
    3 hours ago













  • @Paulie_D that's worth of an answer. BTW, if Arthur C Clarke included it in a story, I bet there are dozens of stories which included one since he's an inspiration for a lot of writers

    – Pablo
    3 hours ago



















  • Do we need a [space-elevator] tag? Do we have space elevator experts out there? :)

    – Jenayah
    3 hours ago











  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_Paradise / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Web_Between_the_Worlds

    – Paulie_D
    3 hours ago













  • @Paulie_D that's worth of an answer. BTW, if Arthur C Clarke included it in a story, I bet there are dozens of stories which included one since he's an inspiration for a lot of writers

    – Pablo
    3 hours ago

















Do we need a [space-elevator] tag? Do we have space elevator experts out there? :)

– Jenayah
3 hours ago





Do we need a [space-elevator] tag? Do we have space elevator experts out there? :)

– Jenayah
3 hours ago













en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_Paradise / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Web_Between_the_Worlds

– Paulie_D
3 hours ago







en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_Paradise / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Web_Between_the_Worlds

– Paulie_D
3 hours ago















@Paulie_D that's worth of an answer. BTW, if Arthur C Clarke included it in a story, I bet there are dozens of stories which included one since he's an inspiration for a lot of writers

– Pablo
3 hours ago





@Paulie_D that's worth of an answer. BTW, if Arthur C Clarke included it in a story, I bet there are dozens of stories which included one since he's an inspiration for a lot of writers

– Pablo
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The Fountains of Paradise (1979)




Jerome Pearson, President of STAR, Inc., conceived the idea of the space elevator in 1969 at the NASA Ames Research Center, and perfected the concept in the early 1970s, when he was at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio. He published his ideas in an international journal that first brought the idea to the attention of the entire world of spaceflight researchers. Sir Arthur Clarke, living in Sri Lanka, consulted with Pearson in the late 1970s in writing his novel, "The Fountains of Paradise," which brought Pearson’s idea of the space elevator to an even larger audience. Sir Arthur included in the book an appendix that credited Pearson.
- Space Elevator History - Star Tech Inc




So it seems like this was the first one.






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    Arthur C. Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise and Charles Sheffield's The Web Between the Worlds (both published in 1979) are generally considered to be the works that introduced space elevators to the science fiction community at large.



    Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (1972) has an elevator that goes into space, but presented as an absurdity with no scientific explanation.



    Both Wikipedia and TVTropes have extensive lists of fictional space elevators, though they're not chronological.






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      Vathek (1786)



      One of the earliest sci-fi stories has this plot element. In the novel Vathek by William Beckford, the titular character builds something like a space elevator to do astronomy:



      To better study astronomy, he builds an observation tower with 11,000 steps. 





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      • That's a very interesting find since it's almost the same idea, but I believe to be considered a space elevator it would have to be over 100 or 80 kms height to be considered space. That would be like 8 and something kms.

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      The Fountains of Paradise (1979)




      Jerome Pearson, President of STAR, Inc., conceived the idea of the space elevator in 1969 at the NASA Ames Research Center, and perfected the concept in the early 1970s, when he was at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio. He published his ideas in an international journal that first brought the idea to the attention of the entire world of spaceflight researchers. Sir Arthur Clarke, living in Sri Lanka, consulted with Pearson in the late 1970s in writing his novel, "The Fountains of Paradise," which brought Pearson’s idea of the space elevator to an even larger audience. Sir Arthur included in the book an appendix that credited Pearson.
      - Space Elevator History - Star Tech Inc




      So it seems like this was the first one.






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        The Fountains of Paradise (1979)




        Jerome Pearson, President of STAR, Inc., conceived the idea of the space elevator in 1969 at the NASA Ames Research Center, and perfected the concept in the early 1970s, when he was at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio. He published his ideas in an international journal that first brought the idea to the attention of the entire world of spaceflight researchers. Sir Arthur Clarke, living in Sri Lanka, consulted with Pearson in the late 1970s in writing his novel, "The Fountains of Paradise," which brought Pearson’s idea of the space elevator to an even larger audience. Sir Arthur included in the book an appendix that credited Pearson.
        - Space Elevator History - Star Tech Inc




        So it seems like this was the first one.






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          The Fountains of Paradise (1979)




          Jerome Pearson, President of STAR, Inc., conceived the idea of the space elevator in 1969 at the NASA Ames Research Center, and perfected the concept in the early 1970s, when he was at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio. He published his ideas in an international journal that first brought the idea to the attention of the entire world of spaceflight researchers. Sir Arthur Clarke, living in Sri Lanka, consulted with Pearson in the late 1970s in writing his novel, "The Fountains of Paradise," which brought Pearson’s idea of the space elevator to an even larger audience. Sir Arthur included in the book an appendix that credited Pearson.
          - Space Elevator History - Star Tech Inc




          So it seems like this was the first one.






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          The Fountains of Paradise (1979)




          Jerome Pearson, President of STAR, Inc., conceived the idea of the space elevator in 1969 at the NASA Ames Research Center, and perfected the concept in the early 1970s, when he was at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio. He published his ideas in an international journal that first brought the idea to the attention of the entire world of spaceflight researchers. Sir Arthur Clarke, living in Sri Lanka, consulted with Pearson in the late 1970s in writing his novel, "The Fountains of Paradise," which brought Pearson’s idea of the space elevator to an even larger audience. Sir Arthur included in the book an appendix that credited Pearson.
          - Space Elevator History - Star Tech Inc




          So it seems like this was the first one.







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              Arthur C. Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise and Charles Sheffield's The Web Between the Worlds (both published in 1979) are generally considered to be the works that introduced space elevators to the science fiction community at large.



              Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (1972) has an elevator that goes into space, but presented as an absurdity with no scientific explanation.



              Both Wikipedia and TVTropes have extensive lists of fictional space elevators, though they're not chronological.






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                Arthur C. Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise and Charles Sheffield's The Web Between the Worlds (both published in 1979) are generally considered to be the works that introduced space elevators to the science fiction community at large.



                Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (1972) has an elevator that goes into space, but presented as an absurdity with no scientific explanation.



                Both Wikipedia and TVTropes have extensive lists of fictional space elevators, though they're not chronological.






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                  Arthur C. Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise and Charles Sheffield's The Web Between the Worlds (both published in 1979) are generally considered to be the works that introduced space elevators to the science fiction community at large.



                  Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (1972) has an elevator that goes into space, but presented as an absurdity with no scientific explanation.



                  Both Wikipedia and TVTropes have extensive lists of fictional space elevators, though they're not chronological.






                  share|improve this answer















                  Arthur C. Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise and Charles Sheffield's The Web Between the Worlds (both published in 1979) are generally considered to be the works that introduced space elevators to the science fiction community at large.



                  Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (1972) has an elevator that goes into space, but presented as an absurdity with no scientific explanation.



                  Both Wikipedia and TVTropes have extensive lists of fictional space elevators, though they're not chronological.







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                      Vathek (1786)



                      One of the earliest sci-fi stories has this plot element. In the novel Vathek by William Beckford, the titular character builds something like a space elevator to do astronomy:



                      To better study astronomy, he builds an observation tower with 11,000 steps. 





                      share|improve this answer
























                      • That's a very interesting find since it's almost the same idea, but I believe to be considered a space elevator it would have to be over 100 or 80 kms height to be considered space. That would be like 8 and something kms.

                        – Pablo
                        35 mins ago
















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                      Vathek (1786)



                      One of the earliest sci-fi stories has this plot element. In the novel Vathek by William Beckford, the titular character builds something like a space elevator to do astronomy:



                      To better study astronomy, he builds an observation tower with 11,000 steps. 





                      share|improve this answer
























                      • That's a very interesting find since it's almost the same idea, but I believe to be considered a space elevator it would have to be over 100 or 80 kms height to be considered space. That would be like 8 and something kms.

                        – Pablo
                        35 mins ago














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                      Vathek (1786)



                      One of the earliest sci-fi stories has this plot element. In the novel Vathek by William Beckford, the titular character builds something like a space elevator to do astronomy:



                      To better study astronomy, he builds an observation tower with 11,000 steps. 





                      share|improve this answer













                      Vathek (1786)



                      One of the earliest sci-fi stories has this plot element. In the novel Vathek by William Beckford, the titular character builds something like a space elevator to do astronomy:



                      To better study astronomy, he builds an observation tower with 11,000 steps. 






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                      • That's a very interesting find since it's almost the same idea, but I believe to be considered a space elevator it would have to be over 100 or 80 kms height to be considered space. That would be like 8 and something kms.

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                      • That's a very interesting find since it's almost the same idea, but I believe to be considered a space elevator it would have to be over 100 or 80 kms height to be considered space. That would be like 8 and something kms.

                        – Pablo
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                      That's a very interesting find since it's almost the same idea, but I believe to be considered a space elevator it would have to be over 100 or 80 kms height to be considered space. That would be like 8 and something kms.

                      – Pablo
                      35 mins ago





                      That's a very interesting find since it's almost the same idea, but I believe to be considered a space elevator it would have to be over 100 or 80 kms height to be considered space. That would be like 8 and something kms.

                      – Pablo
                      35 mins ago


















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