Cassie DeBurke
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Cassie DeBurke was a professor at the prestigeous University of Terra. She is credited with the invention of the Hyperpulse Generator between 2615 and 2630.
HPG creator
The Star League commissioned the development of faster-than-light communication based on her theories in 2614, and she herself began working on the project one year later[1]. The project resulted in the creation of the HPG technology which was first successfully tested in 2630.
Apocryphal information
Cassie DeBurke appears as a supporting character in the (apocryphal) German novel Über dem Gesetz. In the book, she is assaulted by two wanted assassins on 24 July 2600 and her research results are stolen. She joins David Gibbs, a secret service agent, in a chase of the attackers, one of whom eventually hijacks a modified Chameleon 'Mech to attack his pursuers. This scene is shown on the book cover (with Cassie DeBurke depicted in the foreground on the right).
The Chameleon is brought down by another 'Mech piloted by Gibbs. Cassie DeBurke, having previously jury-rigged a fire extinguisher system to track the fugitive, continues to provide some help to Gibbs. She is also present when Burton Avellar is murdered on Alpheratz some time around late 2600/early 2601.
References
- ↑ Official ComStar timeline
Bibliography
- Über dem Gesetz (apocryphal)