118 исторических миниатюр и 108 авторских текстов на 13 иностранных языках. Сборник
Шрифт:
May 6, 1957.
The locomotive relocates a rocket.
Korolev is going ahead of. He accompanys the missile toward the place launch.
One of the traditions of rocket launches is being created. The first successful launch at the new polygon will take place on 21 August 1957.
The heroes of the fantastic story have decided to meet in a castle, located among the rocky spurs of the Himalayas.
There are six of them. Eminent scientists: Mathematician, Physicist, Physiologist, Astronomer, Enlightener and Encyclopaedist.
The lunch hour is coming.
Literary heroes - outstanding scientists - went into the dining hall. On this day scientists communicate in English.
The Physicist comments on one of details of the dining table: "Sturgeons".
Someone speaks: "Space rocket!"
This word, probably, distracts the Encyclopaedist from the forthcoming lunch. He for some reason says:
– Tupolev!
Upon this strange statement, the Physiologist reacts with so strange answer:
– von Braun!
– Nikolay Zhukovsky!
– the Encyclopaedist speaks.
Pause.
– Tsiolkovsky!
– again the Encyclopaedist speaks.
Again pause.
– Antonov, Oleg!
– the Encyclopaedist insists.
– Goddard! - the Enlightener's voice is heard.
– da Vinci!
– the Astronomer contributes.
Pause...
– Congreve, - Physicist comments.
– Valentin Glushko! Edouard Nieuport!
– Encyclopaedist and Mathematician are appending simultaneously.
– Oberth!
– says Physiologist.
Again pause.
Seconds of silence.
Encyclopaedist shows obstinacy; he says:...
Wind brings exclamation:
– Sergei Pavlovich! Korolev!
The Chief Cosmic Designer looks into the far sky. He is walking, breaking the wind.
With each step of the scientist civilization mystically changes. Civilization changes under spring steppe's notes, with sounds of wind and of footsteps of the Chief Designer.
The eternal music of spring wind, music, is sounding over the planet.
April 18, 2017 - April 19, 2017
Translation from Russian into English: 10 November 2017 - 11 November 2017.
Владимир
XLVI. A fairy tale about the King of stellar creativity
Once upon a time the poor teacher lived in the Rubies's City.
He continuously had new ideas. He constantly wrote something.
Year after year was going.
A lot of things around him was changing and has evolved.
To end of a terrestrial stage of scientific activity the poor teacher has come with the title "Encyclopaedist", with glory, recognition, material welfare. The diamond small box with manuscripts which has remained after his death has been transmitted to a certain Engineer.
The Engineer was very keen on all those questions about which the Encyclopaedist was thinking and writing. And he wrote - neither more nor less - about the Bridge. Bridge to the stars.
The destiny hasn't allocated for the Encyclopaedist and the Engineer a much time for communication, but they have managed to get acquainted and talk.
Except an Encyclopaedist's diamond casket with manuscripts the the Engineer has been handed the warrant for an office timber hut, and the sign plaque: "Project" _ _ _ _ _ ". PROJECT MANAGER: KING OF STELLAR CREATIVITY".
The Engineer, who has become the King of stellar creativity, has written in the place was left on the sign plaque: "THE BRIDGE TO STARS". So, the project began to be called: 'THE BRIDGE TO STARS' PROJECT.
The King of stellar creativity - it was a new name of the Engineer now - went into the hut. It was appeared, that the hut - with Spiders.
But the rate of movements of the King of stellar creativity and his assistants, a way of life of new inhabitants of the log hut were that, that it was difficult to bite these builders of the Bridge. In the end, the Spiders took the places of honour in the corners of the hut, where they watched with interest the unfolding events. Also they were catching Flies.
The King of stellar creativity has begun to build the Bridge towards stars.
At first the Bridge has reached clouds.
And now the moment has come. The King of stellar creativity completed building of the Bridge up to the Crystal Sky. An important part of the project was fulfilled.
He, the King, did not pay attention to small events. But they were happening. For example, with the best intentions, hard-working Beavers came to hut.
The Beavers were pulled out a number of structural elements from an office log hut of the King and have begun to create their own construction, using these elements.
"Development of a new, progressive!"
Then the Gobbler from the capital hen house has joined group of the King. The Gobbler was very important and self-satisfied a bird, but he hasn't influenced succession of events. Events developed in own way; and the Gobbler lived in own way.