Books with author Scott E. Williams

A.E. Williams presents his thoughts on a variety of subjects of interest to thinking persons.Bringing together a lifetime of experience as a science fiction author, former aerospace materials engineer, cyber-security expert and irascible genius, Williams provides big picture views on our place in the Universe.Based on a series of blog articles written for the "Speculative Fiction Showcase" and including material reviewed while performing research for his series "Terminal Reset", Williams explores and questions some of the most basic precepts of science and physics. The recent popularization of physics in television and movies has opened up this field to the ordinary lay person. In these articles, Mr. Williams looks at why we, as a species, crave to leave the Mother planet, and venture out into the hostile territories of uncharted space. Williams explains, with his own unique and perceptive worldview, just how the Space Race, once the core being of America's science programs, has defined the processes and bureaucracy of space exploration today.Williams provides a narrative of his own experiences, working on high-tech and cutting edge programs that led to the technological marvels we take for granted today. From jet engines to smart phones, from "Star Trek" to "Interstellar", Williams helps readers to understand just how much the world has been impacted science and technology.Is a Mission to Mars or other form of manned space flight our future? Can we afford to spend our resources on these efforts, at the expense of other critical problems facing us today?Follow Williams down the Rabbit Hole, as he looks at Fake News, the Presidential Election, AGW and other contentious events in our world, and body-slams them using logic and the Scientific Method!A.E. Williams makes a compelling argument that manned space exploration is not just viable, but necessary to the survival of the species.

Ten-year-old Dale yearns for his father’s love. Although smaller than the other kids and afraid of getting hurt, Dale tries out for Pee-Wee Football in hopes of winning his father’s approval. He makes the team and in his first game catches the winning touchdown, yet Dale still doesn’t get what he longs for the most: To hear his father say “I love you.”“I Know My Dad Loves Me” explores the desire all boys have to know their fathers love them, and the struggle fathers experience in expressing that love. Through persistent questioning and the emotional toll of his grandfather’s death, Dale tries to get his father to say “I love you” before it’s too late.

There is not much in mythology that has drawn so much interest than the lost continent of Atlantis. In this book the author, W. Scott-Elliot, tries to provide a geographical, historical and ethnological sketch of all that was and might have been. He even includes essays on the Lemurian race, their language and life. This is a treasure chest for any person interested in Atlantis.