El salto es exactamente lo que su nombre indica. En la misma estructura del espacio tiempo es imposible viajar más rápidamente que la luz. Es una ley… - Isaac Asimov

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El salto es exactamente lo que su nombre indica. En la misma estructura del espacio tiempo es imposible viajar más rápidamente que la luz. Es una ley natural que fue descubierta quizá por uno de los antiguos, el tradicional Einstein, a quien se atribuyen demasiadas cosas. Y, como es natural, incluso a la velocidad de la luz se tardarían años, de tiempo en reposo, en llegar a las estrellas. Por ello salimos de la estructura del espacio tiempo para penetrar en el poco conocido dominio del hiperespacio, donde distancia y tiempo carecen de sentido. Es algo así como atravesar un delgado istmo para pasar de un océano a otro, en lugar de permanecer en el mar y rodear un continente para recorrer la misma distancia. Naturalmente, se requiere una gran cantidad de energía para entrar en este "espacio dentro del espacio", como algunos lo llaman, así como muchos y complicados cálculos para asegurar nuevamente la entrada en el espacio-tiempo, en el punto adecuado. El resultado del consumo de tal energía e inteligencia hace posible atravesar distancias inmensas en un tiempo cero. Sólo gracias al salto son posibles los viajes interestelares.

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About Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Phillip Leonian [1] from New York World-Telegram & Sun.[2] (Public domain / CC0)

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Alternative Names: Isaak Osimov Paul French Asimov Isaak Ozimov Itzhak Ozimov

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