Superheavy Elements Stable Superheavy Element found in Nature? This post discusses the chemistry of stable superheavy elements in nature (i.e., not artificially created in nuclear reactions or accelerators). To date none have been found on Earth, though scientists and geologists have searched the world over for the past half century. However, in my novel Copernicium-296…
Sci-Fi Weapons: How the Peacemaker Works As I explain in my novel, Copernicium-296, I have my female lead, Jana Anders, learning the truth about a sidearm issued to her as a Federation Navy Ensign, fresh out of Academy. The weapon was initially designed to be more than the simple stun gun for crowd control. The…
The “Peacemaker” I had fun inventing the handgun used by Jana in Copernicium-296. The Peacemaker, aka PKR, is the 24th-century Federation Navy’s working name for a sidearm issued to Federation Marines for personal self-defense. In coming up with the name for the weapon I remembered that a handgun used in America’s wild west had been…
Book Fair in Oxnard California April 13, 2024. The Oxnard, California, Public Library holds a large book fair every year in celebration of National Library Week. This year the observation was April 7-13, 2024, and the Book Fair was on the last day of that week. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of…
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Biography Steven Eckroad is a scientist/engineer with a degree in physics and practical expertise in emerging electric power technologies. He is an amateur astronomer and a member of Mensa. Other interests include electro-mechanical tinkering, nature photography and theology. He loves science fiction and gravitates toward “optimistic” Science Fiction and/or Space Opera in both his reading…
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I apply the skills I have developed in doing research for advanced power delivery systems and innovative energy technologies to writing science fiction. With a degree in physics and being a licensed electrical engineer, as well as an amateur astronomer, I have most of the tools needed. The literary fiction skills (as opposed to technical…