Overview
Science and science fiction have become inseparable--with common stories, interconnected thought experiments, and shared language. This reference book lays out that relationship and its all-but-magical terms and ideas. Those who think seriously about the future are changing the world, reshaping how we speak and how we think. This book fully covers the terms that collected, clarified and crystallized the futurists' ideas, sometimes showing them off, sometimes slowing them down, and sometimes propelling them to fame and making them the common currency of our culture. The many entries in this encyclopedic work offer a guided tour of the vast territories occupied by science fiction and futurism. In his Foreword, David Brin says, ""Provocative and enticing? Filled with 'huh!' moments and leads to great stories? That describes this volume.""
Full Product Details
Author: Ace G. Pilkington ,
Donald E. Palumbo ,
C.W. Sullivan III
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Volume: 58
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.322kg
ISBN: 9780786498567
ISBN 10: 0786498560
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 14 March 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Pilkington's book shines both by being readable and being comprehensive. It is a must-have for all scholars and students of the field. - Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, author of Star Trek as Myth: Essays on Symbol and Archetype at the Final Frontier.
Pilkington's book shines both by being readable and being comprehensive. It is a must-have for all scholars and students of the field. --Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, author of Star Trek <i>as Myth: Essays on Symbol and Archetype at the Final Frontier</i>.
“Pilkington’s Science Fiction and Futurism is evidently a labor of love, and one that offers readers various avenues into the relationships among sf futurist thinking, and technological and scientific innovations...it firmly deserves a place in sf scholarship for its sheer verve, breadth of reference, and love of what sf does”—Science Fiction Studies; “Pilkington’s book shines both by being readable and being comprehensive. It is a must-have for all scholars and students of the field.”—Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, author of Star Trek as Myth: Essays on Symbol and Archetype at the Final Frontier; “Not simply an encyclopedia of terminology, but a primer for all degrees of specialty in science fiction, brimming with references that bring together two centuries of classic and popular literature, plus movies and television.”—Brian Taves, author of Hollywood Presents Jules Verne: The Father of Science Fiction on Screen.
Author Information
The late Ace G. Pilkington was a professor of English and history at Dixie State University. He was the author or editor of eight books and had published more than 100 articles, reviews, short stories and poems.
