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  2. French science fiction - Wikipedia

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    French cinema, however, proved to be more successful for science fiction. Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 movie Alphaville—- a thriller and satire of French politics—- was the first major example of French "New Wave" science fiction. Unlike American science fiction, space travel was not the major theme for the post-1968 French authors. A new ...

  3. Micromégas - Wikipedia

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    Along with his story "Plato's Dream", it is an early example in the literary genre of science fiction and has its place in the development of the history of literature. Some uncertainty surrounds the first publication of Micromégas, with possible editions dating to 1751 or as early as 1739, but with the widely accepted publication being 1752. [2]

  4. Category:Fictional technology - Wikipedia

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    This page is a listing of articles about fictional technologies and technological devices featured in works of fiction. See also: Category:Hypothetical technology and Category:Science fiction Subcategories

  5. Definitions of science fiction - Wikipedia

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    "A science fiction story is a story built around human beings, with a human problem, and a human solution, which would not have happened at all without its scientific content." [13] Basil Davenport. 1955. "Science fiction is fiction based upon some imagined development of science, or upon the extrapolation of a tendency in society." [14] Edmund ...

  6. Voltmeter - Wikipedia

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    A voltmeter is an instrument used for measuring electric potential difference between two points in an electric circuit. It is connected in parallel . It usually has a high resistance so that it takes negligible current from the circuit.

  7. Liar! (short story) - Wikipedia

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    "Liar!" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the May 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction and was reprinted in the collections I, Robot (1950) and The Complete Robot (1982). It was Asimov's third published positronic robot story.

  8. Voltameter - Wikipedia

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    A 19th century version of a voltameter. A voltameter or coulometer is a scientific instrument used for measuring electric charge (quantity of electricity) through electrolytic action.

  9. Category:French science fiction - Wikipedia

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    French science fiction television series (1 C, 17 P) V. Works by Jules Verne (2 C, 3 P) W. Works by Stefan Wul (3 P) Pages in category "French science fiction"