From: john.w.kennedy@gmail.com   
      
   On 2015-09-17 06:04:37 +0000, Kay Shapero said:   
      
   > In article , seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com   
   > says...   
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   >> 	This happened with Arthur C. Clarke and Charles Sheffield ? both of   
   >> them published novels on the design and construction of the world's   
   >> first space elevator or "beanstalk" within MONTHS of each other, with   
   >> some rather surprising parallels ? the main character was named Merlin   
   >> in one and Morgan in the other, both main characters were the designers   
   >> of the longest bridges in the world, both approached to tackle the   
   >> ambitious project of constructing the space elevator, and both books   
   >> featured a key device called "Spider".  Yet neither author was aware of   
   >> the other's work when they began their writing. Sometimes, it's just an   
   >> idea's time and everyone starts writing books with that idea.   
   >   
   > Reminds me of two people on the freeway parallel to each other with an   
   > empty lane between, who both try to change lanes into it at once - you   
   > can't SEE the other guy signal.  Haven't read either, but I'll bet as   
   > you say they were still two quite different novels.   
      
   In the world of comics, there is the famous example of "Doom Patrol"   
   and "X-Men".   
      
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