July 26, 2010
Make it in your own image?
PlayIdentify and connect to a term.
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Answer:
Jack WIlliamson, in this issue of Astounding – was the first to use the word Terraforming. I’ll accept Contraterrene matter also.
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July 27th, 2010 at 11:21 am, GMT +0000 ( 1280229679 )
Jack Williamson, contraterrene matter / antimatter
July 27th, 2010 at 11:40 am, GMT +0000 ( 1280230856 )
The story “Collision Orbit” by Jack Williamson , under the penname Will Stewart.
First appeared in this ASF issue. July 1942.
First exposure of the term contraterrene matter, (better known as antimatter) to the common man ( read : scifi geeks ).
Also in the same story: terraforming
Pick your answer :)
The 2nd image is picture of an old Jack.
Also coined by the same chap:
“genetic engineering, paceport, prime directive, ion drive, Tellurian, neutronium”
July 27th, 2010 at 1:00 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1280235609 )
Jack Williamson who coined the word terraforming in a short story published in “Astounding science fiction”
July 27th, 2010 at 8:43 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1280263407 )
*terraform*
Jack Williamson. In his own words (Borrowed from technovelgy.com):
“He had been the original claimant of Obania, forty years ago; and Drake was the young spatial engineer he employed to terraform the little rock, only two kilometers through—by sinking a shaft to its heart for the paragravity installation, generating oxygen and water from mineral oxides, releasing absorptive gases to trap the feeble heat of the far-off Sun.
From Collision Orbit, by Jack Williamson.
Published by Astounding in 1941″
Technically he used the pen name “Will Stewart and the issue was July 1942.
Page from the original manuscript:
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July 27th, 2010 at 10:44 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1280270666 )
The word “Robotics” was first used in print by Isaac Asimov, in his science fiction short story “Liar!”, published in May 1941 in Astounding Science Fiction.
July 28th, 2010 at 12:34 am, GMT +0000 ( 1280277263 )
Astounding Science Fiction and the man is L Ron Hubbard?
Dianetics must be the term.
July 28th, 2010 at 12:39 am, GMT +0000 ( 1280277597 )
Scientology
July 28th, 2010 at 3:14 am, GMT +0000 ( 1280286845 )
Jack Williamson (pic 2) coined the term ‘terraforming’ in a science-fiction story published in 1942 in Astounding Science Fiction(Pic 1)
July 28th, 2010 at 4:35 am, GMT +0000 ( 1280291717 )
By this month,January 1943, the core of “Astounding” writers were in the
military .
So John W. Campbell,editor of Astounding Science Fiction brought Henry Kuttner (popular in “Unknown”) into “Astounding” under the pseudonym
“Lewis Padgett”, starting in this issue with the story “Time Locker”
July 28th, 2010 at 12:34 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1280320454 )
Jack Williamson, Terraforming
July 28th, 2010 at 4:26 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1280334390 )
hard SF ? p.miller who coined the term ….
July 28th, 2010 at 8:45 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1280349944 )
united we stand
July 29th, 2010 at 4:02 am, GMT +0000 ( 1280376123 )
John W. Campbell – Golden Age of Science Fiction
July 29th, 2010 at 7:47 am, GMT +0000 ( 1280389637 )
Pci 1 Astounding Science Fiction
Pic 2 Jack williamson
the term is “psionics”
Williamson did contribute many other words through his writings : “genetic engineering” , “terraforming”
July 29th, 2010 at 7:51 am, GMT +0000 ( 1280389883 )
Jack Williamson (aka Will Stewart) and ‘Terraforming’.