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Abel, R Cox

(1912-2001) UK aviation researcher (for the Hawker Siddeley group of aircraft manufacturing companies) and author who designed a fictional Ion Drive for his collaborative novel Trivana I (1966) with Charles Barren. The titular Spaceship's mission is to colonize Venus (see Colonization of Other Worlds). [DRL]

Richard Cox Abel

born 8 April 1912

died 4 January 2001

works

• Trivana I (London: Library 33, 1966) with Charles Barren [title page thus while jacket gives Trivana One: hb/uncredited]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 03:47 am on 18 April 2026.
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