Sax Russell
From The Kim Stanley Robinson Encyclopedia
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| Name | Sax Russell | |||
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| Positions | Original head of terraforming group | |||
| Affiliations | First Hundred, Greens | |||
| Gender | Male | |||
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| Birth |
Date: Unknown | |||
| Death |
Date: Unknown | |||
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Saxifrage Russell is the leading scientist aboard The Ares and among the First Hundred. Russell commonly goes by the short name of Sax. Despite considerable mental abilities Sax is nearly socially handicapped for most of his life and often finds it difficult to relate or even basically comprehend his associates.
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Early Life
Sax was born in Boulder, Colorado in the United States. Sax holds a PhD in physics.
Antarctica and The Ares
Sax along with many of Earth's greatest scientists were housed in an Antartica station as a test for the colonization of Mars. It is while at the Antarctica station he and Ann Clayborne experience a fleeting romantic moment. This moment causes Ann and Sax to have a rollercoaster relationship that lasts the rest of their lives.
During the trip to Mars aboard the Ares all of the other of the First Hundred confess to bending the truth or lying on Michel Duval psychiatric evaluation questionnaires, Sax is the only one who answers with complete honesty that he didn't. This demonstrates a fundamental part of Sax's character, he is superficially exactly what he appears and likewise takes most things at face value.
During the trip to Mars, Sax begins his lengthy, life-long debate with Ann Clayborne. This begins the great political and moral divide on Mars, the Greens (lead by Sax), and the Reds (lead by Ann).
Underhill
While at Underhill Sax surrounds himself with a group that believe they should make an impact on Mars and draw out a new form of life, principle among these people is Hiroko Ai. Early into the settlement Sax along with Hiroko to create windmills filled with algae designed to survive on Mars. The controversy explodes and creates dramatic ramifications. Sax is critical in the survival of the Underhill group by being intrumental in helping to establish the infrastructure (harvesting raw resources, generating power) to support the colony.
Revolution
Underground
After a prolonged stint in hiding Sax undergoes extensive plastic surgery resulting in an alter-ego. In his new guise Sax works on forming new lifeforms for the evolving Martian terrain. During this time Sax enters into a relationship with Phyllis Boyle, who is unaware who Sax truly is.
General Sax
Transformation - Red Sympathy
| The Mars Trilogy | |
| People |
Hiroko Ai • Arkady Bogdanov • Jackie Boone • John Boone • Phyllis Boyle • Frank Chalmers • Nadia Cherneshevsky • Ann Clayborne • Peter Clayborne • Michel Duval • Nirgal • Desmond Hawkins • Art Randolph • Sax Russell • Maya Toitovna • Zo Boone |
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| Groups & Organizations |
First Hundred • Greens • Reds • Free Mars • Praxis • UNOMA • UNTA |
| History |
Timeline • 1st Martian Revolution • 2nd Martian Revolution • Second Renaissance |
| Culture |
Areophany • Viriditas • Gift Economy • Ecopoesis • Little Red People |
| Settlements |
Acheron • Bogdanov Vishniac • Burroughs • Cairo • Da Vinci • Dorsa Brevia • Echus Overlook • Nicosia • Odessa • Sabishii • Senzeni Na • Sheffield • Underhill • Zygote/Gamete |
| Areography |
Mars • Tharsis • Valles Marineris • Hellas • Argyre • Olympus Mons • Pavonis Mons |
| Satellites & Spacecraft |
The Ares • Clarke/Space Elevator • Deimos • Phobos • Novy Mir • |
| Kim Stanley Robinson | The Mars Trilogy | Other Works | |
