Haertel
Have I missed any? These names are cited by Poul Anderson, James Blish or both when presenting science fictional rationalizations for faster-than-light (FTL) interstellar travel. FTL is made to seem plausible when it is presented as an imminent next stage in an already existing scientific tradition.
Einstein in both, obviously.
Milne in Blish.
Dingle in Blish.
Nernst in Blish.
Dirac in Blish.
Those turned out to be mostly "in Blish" but I had to do it to find out. Correct me if I am wrong but I think that the many references to Dirac in Poul Anderson Appreciation are comparisons with Blish's Dirac transmitter, not Andersonian references to Dirac. Blish extends the list by adding the fictional Haertel. Anderson's works do not present any corresponding figure.
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