Science-fiction Studies, Volume 4SFS Publications., 1977 - Science fiction |
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Page 148
... space traversed in interstellar travel remains unknown to the passengers because of the nature of planoforming , a mode of travel neces- sitated by relativity ; space keeps its secrets even as man conquers it . And even this limited ...
... space traversed in interstellar travel remains unknown to the passengers because of the nature of planoforming , a mode of travel neces- sitated by relativity ; space keeps its secrets even as man conquers it . And even this limited ...
Page 152
... Space Odyssey , for example , exhibits both directions : the evolution from primate to space travel by means of tools and science is indicative of the concern for technology and US hegemony in space ; but the intervention of the ...
... Space Odyssey , for example , exhibits both directions : the evolution from primate to space travel by means of tools and science is indicative of the concern for technology and US hegemony in space ; but the intervention of the ...
Page 316
... Space ( 1958 ) , particularly the last part , " Space Is a Lonely Place , " was a specific attempt to deal with the harsh and cruel realities of space flight and the terrors of space . Lem also suggests that SF does not reflect the fact ...
... Space ( 1958 ) , particularly the last part , " Space Is a Lonely Place , " was a specific attempt to deal with the harsh and cruel realities of space flight and the terrors of space . Lem also suggests that SF does not reflect the fact ...
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