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Omni November 1991 |
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SPECIAL SEALED SECTION SEALED: OMIN IN SPACE : CRUISING THE ECLIPSE: FREDERIK POHL STRANDED IN SPACE: |
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Cover Art: The need to explore pushes man into uncharted territory, seeking answers and new questions, as the cover by Chris Moore (Artbank/London) reminds us. The Soviet Union led the world into space, but August's failed coup may ground its space program. |
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Contents / Articles
First Word The actor journeys to Rome to ask the Church to intervene in the Gulf War. by Martin Sheen Omnibus The Who's Who of contributing authors Communications Readers' Writes Books The events in a new novel eerily parallel the recent Soviet upheavel. by Robert K. J. Killheffer Wheels Get a charge out of driving with GM's electric cars. by Mark Fischetti Space Will the failed coup kill or revive the Soviet space program? by James Oberg Tools Popcorn's informational kernels; past-life cards; and more. by Sandy Fritz Artificial Intelligence Designing a computer for a gorilla can drive you ape. by Joan Griffiths Political Science Bush's education vouchers would allow parents to use government money to send their kids to private school. by Tom Dworetzky Transportation A new NASA spacecraft looks a lot like a project canceled 30 years ago. by Martin Caidin Animals A state-of-the-art forensics lab doggedly tracks down poachers. by Jessica Speart Continuum Fore! Now you can play golf without the hazards of rain, lightning, or lost balls; racing pigeons that can't find their way home; and more. Cruising the Eclipse There goes the sun: Science devotees booked passage on a cruise ship to get a good look at the decade's best solar eclipse. by Frederik Pohl The Light Stuff After nine years of waiting, work, and more waiting, an engineering professor's experiment, sponsored by Omni, finally made it into space. by Beth Howard Fiction: Skinner's Room San Francisco's outcasts have made the Bay Bridge their home. One of the first to claim the bridge. Skinner now stis atop it, nursed by a young girl who has never known a different world. by William Gibson Interview Nautical archaeologist George Bass's discoveries have rewritten history books. by John Stein Fiction: Vampire State What could happen if we continue to ignore street children? by W.E. Gutman Antimatter Giving it all up for UFO's; monster rat visits France; and more. Star Tech Techno-tools of tommorrow Electronic Universe Two fun programs give you close-ups of the planets and the weather. by Gregg Keizer Games A 3-D message, sans glasses by Scot Morris Last Word Get ready for the latest ecological problems. by Robert Bixby |
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