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> Good sci-fi is not necessarilly preposterous, as an example take a look
> at Arthur Clarke's novels (BTW, he holds a doctorate in physics), and
> the novels that Niven and Pournelle collaborated on.

I believe that Arthur C. Clarke has only a Bachelor's degree, although
he probably has quite a few *honorary* doctorates.  His scientific
and scientific writings show a good grasp of *engineering*, which is
what he got sidetracked into during the war.  I'm not disagreeing with
your point about believable science fiction, though.

			-Doug Mink