Science fiction Science fiction Arrowhead is the name that science fiction writer James Blish and his wife, literary agent and science fiction writer Virginia Kidd, gave to their home in Milford, Pennsylvania. The Virginia Kidd Literary Agency has been operating continuously at Arrowhead since the 1950s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrowhead SF"
The Castul scale of civilization is a fictional classification invented in the science fantasy novel series Orkan Legacy. In the story, the philanthropist Tannae Castul proposed a scale later named after him. The Castul scale of civilization measures the advancement of civilizations based on communication and transportation. There are five official and one proposed classifications in the scale. ...more on Wikipedia about "Castul scale"
Cooper's Law is a rule of thumb for writing good fiction, in particular science fiction. The law simply states: ...more on Wikipedia about "Cooper's Law"
Predictions can be further categorised as good or bad, successful or failed. For some, the jury is still out, such as those of the Malthusian prophets of doom regarding sustainability and overpopulation and the Cornucopian and Utopian futures of abundance and perfection. ...more on Wikipedia about "Famous predictions"
George Adamski ( April 17, 1891 – April 23, 1965) was a Polish-born American who claimed to have seen and photographed ships from other planets, met people from other planets and to have gone on flights with them. He wrote several books relating to his experiences, including the best-selling Flying Saucers Have Landed ( 1953), co-written with Desmond Leslie. He enjoyed some popularity as perhaps the most prominent contactee, but this gradually diminished as his claims became more questionable, and he was mostly considered a crackpot when he died. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Adamski"
The Golden Age of Science Fiction, often recognized as a period from the early 1940s through the 1950s, was an era during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published. The saying "The golden age of science fiction is twelve", from the science fiction fan Peter Graham [Hartwell 1996], means that many readers use "golden age" to mean the time when they first developed a passion for science fiction, often in adolescence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Golden Age of Science Fiction"
Hippocampus Press is an American publisher of fantasy, horror and science fiction, and specializes in reprints or first editions of work by authors such as H. P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hippocampus Press" Who is http://www.shortopedia.com? shortopedia
In scientific and fictional narrative, a parallel universe or alternate universe, sometimes popularly referred to incorrectly as an 'alternate dimension', is a hypothetical universe which exists separately from our own. Since speculating that a universe does not contain all that exists, the concept of a multiverse contains multiple (or infinite) universes. Some cosmological theories postulate the existence of multiple, possibly infinitely many, parallel universes, which depending on the theory, may or may not mutually interact. ...more on Wikipedia about "Many worlds and possible worlds in literature and art"
Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which advances in science, or contact with more scientifically advanced civilizations, create situations different from those of both the present day and the known past. Although science fiction is often written primarily to entertain, many authors have a deeper purpose, using the genre to provide insight into science, society, or the human condition. The borders of this genre are not well defined, and the dividing lines between its sub-genres are often fluid. (In Strong Opinions, Vladimir Nabokov half-seriously argues that, if we were truly rigorous with our definitions, Shakespeare's play The Tempest would have to be termed science fiction.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Science fiction"
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SciFaiku ( science fiction haiku) is a form of poetry invented by Tom Brinck in 1995 and inspired by the Japanese haiku. Scifaiku explores science and science fiction themes. They are based on the principles of the haiku but are free to deviate from its structure. For example: ...more on Wikipedia about "Scifaiku"
The Black Corridor is a science fiction novel by Michael Moorcock, first published in 1969 by Mayflower Books. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Black Corridor"
Thor's Hammer ( 1983) is a science fiction novel by Wynne Whiteford. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thor's Hammer (book)"
Among science fiction writers, the Tooth Fairy Rule states that a mysterious outside force (the tooth fairy, for example) may be invoked to explain the unexplainable only once in a story. One cannot expect to maintain the all-important suspension of disbelief otherwise. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tooth Fairy Rule"
* The constructed language Láadan in the novel Native Tongue ...more on Wikipedia about "Women in science fiction"
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