Astounding Wonder: Imagining Science and Science Fiction in Interwar AmericaWhen physicist Robert Goddard, whose career was inspired by H. G. Wells's War of the Worlds, published "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes," the response was electric. Newspaper headlines across the country announced, "Modern Jules Verne Invents Rocket to Reach Moon," while people from around the world, including two World War I pilots, volunteered as pioneers in space exploration. Though premature (Goddard's rocket, alas, was only imagined), the episode demonstrated not only science's general popularity but also its intersection with interwar popular and commercial culture. In that intersection, the stories that inspired Goddard and others became a recognizable genre: science fiction. Astounding Wonder explores science fiction's emergence in the era's "pulps," colorful magazines that shouted from the newsstands, attracting an extraordinarily loyal and active audience. |
Contents
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PART II READING | 79 |
PART III PRACTICE | 211 |
Science Fictions Community and Social Networks | 301 |
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Astounding Wonder: Imagining Science and Science Fiction in Interwar America John Cheng No preview available - 2013 |
Astounding Wonder: Imagining Science and Science Fiction in Interwar America John Cheng No preview available - 2012 |