Second Century, Atomic Era
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2nd Century, Atomic Era (100 - 199 AE)
"World War IV (First Interplanetary War) 106 - 109; minor wars for ten years thereafter. Complete devastation of
Northern Hemisphere of Terra. Second Terran Federation organized by South Africa, Australia and New Zealand,
Brazil, the Argentine, etc. Wars of colonial pacification and consolidation; the new TF imposes System-wide pax.
"Keene-Gonzales-Dillingham Theory of Non-Einsteinian Relativity, AE 172. Dillingham hyperdrive developed,
AE 183. First expedition to Alpha Centauri, 192 AE." — H. Beam Piper, "The Future History"
The Second Century of the Terrohuman Future History's Atomic Era (100 - 199 AE) is a time both of calamity and renewal. It begins with the Fourth World War, also known as the First Interplanetary War because it includes not only conflict between different power blocs on Terra but also the revolt of Terran colonies on Venus and Mars. This war is the last if the Atomic Wars and when it is over civilization in the Northern Hemisphere of Terra has been destroyed.
From this incomparable disaster emerges the "second" Terran Federation, the first fully-global government organized by the major nations of the Southern Hemisphere and including the extaterrestrial colony worlds as independent members. The renewed Terran Federation begins a campaign of pacification and reconstruction in the Northern Hemisphere while continuing the exploration and settlement of the Solar system. Near the end of the century hyperdrive technology is developed and the first expedition is launched to Alpha Centauri beginning a long period of Terran interstellar expansion.
References:
- Piper, H. Beam, 1952. Uller Uprising, in The Petrified Planet, Fletcher Pratt (uncredited), ed., New York: Twayne, 1952. [UU1]
- Piper, H. Beam, 1957c. "The Edge of the Knife," in Amazing Stories, Vol. 31, No. 5, May 1957, pp. 6-50. [EotK1]
- Piper, H. Beam, 1957d. "The Keeper," in Venture Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 4, July 1957, pp. 80-100. [Keep1]
- Piper, H. Beam, 1961. Four-Day Planet, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1961. [FDP1]
- Piper, H. Beam, 1962d. Space Viking (part one), in Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction, Vol. LXX, No. 3, November 1962, pp. 6-52. [SVa]
- Piper, H. Beam, 1962e. Space Viking (part two), in Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction, Vol. LXX, No. 4, December 1962, pp. 104-146. [SVb]
- Piper, H. Beam, 1963a. Space Viking (part three), in Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction, Vol. LXX, No. 5, January 1963, pp. 111-55. [SVc]
- Piper, H. Beam, 1963b. Space Viking (part four), in Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction, Vol. LXX, No. 6, February 1963, pp. 120-162. [SVd]
- Piper, H. Beam, 1964a. "The Future History", in Zenith #4, May 1964 (fanzine, Peter Weston, ed.), pp. 11-14. [Piper]
- Piper, H. Beam, 1981. "When in the Course&mdash," in Federation, John F. Carr, ed., New York: Ace, 1981. [WitC]
- Carr, John F., 1984. "Terrohuman Future History Chronology," in Empire, John F. Carr, ed., New York: Ace, pp. vi-viii. [Carr]
- Carr, John F., 2001. "The First Interstellar expedition," PIPER-L mailing list, 12 January, 2001 .
- [UU2]: Uller Uprising, H. Beam Piper, New York: Ace, 1983.
- [EotK2]: "The Edge of the Knife," H. Beam Piper, Empire, John F. Carr, ed., New York: Ace, 1981.
- [Keep2]: "The Keeper," H. Beam Piper, Empire, John F. Carr, ed., New York: Ace, 1981.
- [FDP2]: Four-Day Planet, H. Beam Piper, in Four-Day Planet and Lone Star Planet, New York: Ace, 1979.
- [SV2]: Space Viking, H. Beam Piper, New York: Ace, 1963 (1975).