Glide Path
Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Publisher | Harcourt Brace |
Publication date | 1963 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 229 pp |
Glide Path is a novel by the English writer Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1963. Clarke's only non-science fiction novel, it is set during World War II and relates a fictionalized version of the development of the radar-based ground-controlled approach (called "ground-controlled descent" in the novel) aircraft landing system, and includes a character modeled on Luis Alvarez, who developed this system. It is based on Clarke's own wartime service with the Royal Air Force, during which he worked on the GCA project.
References[]
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 102. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
External links[]
- Glide Path title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Categories:
- 1963 British novels
- 1963 science fiction novels
- Novels by Arthur C. Clarke
- Novels set during World War II
- Aviation novels
- 1960s historical novel stubs
- World War II novel stubs