Abridged Galactic History -part 1
Around one hundred fifty thousand years ago, on an Earth-sized planet on the far side on the Galactic core, scientists perfected the first quantum jump drive. This engine allowed travel between star systems to become as easy as catching a taxi across town. Detractors claimed that credit for the invention of the quantum drive should not go to the scientists from the planet Abras at all; –that they copied (i.e. stole) the design from a more ancient race and then attached their name to it.
As a side-note of interest to those reading these pages or my books is that the people of the kingdom planet of Abras were very close to what Earth humans are today. The difference in DNA from people of Earth was (or is) only a fraction of a percent. The two races could easily have come from the same progenitor race sometime in the distant past.
Who got credit for inventing the quantum drive was of little consequence, as the newly constructed shipyard on Abras was the only facility capable of building ships of this type. Abras used their new ability to jump from one star system to another in a matter of hours and began to form new trade routes. Friendly partnerships with other systems sprang up. Given the availability of additional raw materials and a broader range of technologies than they previously had, Abras grew in power. Their trade group became known as the Federation of Friends. (–best english translation)
By 140,000 BCE, they allowed their trade partners to purchase jump-ships, which the huge Abras shipyard manufactured. Beginning around 132,000 BCE, with trade between planets becoming more widespread, Abras discovered their partners were reselling jump-capable ships to other planets and races, some of which proved to be enemies to the people of Abras. It was too late to put Shrödinger's cat back in the box. It had already escaped. Those enemy races, unable to trade directly with Abras, began to concentrate on developing the technology infrastructure needed to produce their own ships with quantum drive capability. For most of them, this took a great deal of time.
By 140,000 BCE, they allowed their trade partners to purchase jump-ships, which the huge Abras shipyard manufactured. Beginning around 132,000 BCE, with trade between planets becoming more widespread, Abras discovered their partners were reselling jump-capable ships to other planets and races, some of which proved to be enemies to the people of Abras. It was too late to put Shrödinger's cat back in the box. It had already escaped. Those enemy races, unable to trade directly with Abras, began to concentrate on developing the technology infrastructure needed to produce their own ships with quantum drive capability. For most of them, this took a great deal of time.
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