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According to Ott and Broman, Aniara is an effort to "[mediate] between science and poetry, between the wish to understand and the difficulty to comprehend". [10] Martinson translates scientific imagery into the poem: for example, the "curved space" from Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity is likely an inspiration for Martinson's description of the cosmos as "a bowl of glass ...
Scifaiku. SciFaiku ("science fiction haiku ") is a form of science fiction poetry first announced by Tom Brinck with his treatise on the subject, The SciFaiku Manifesto (July 1995). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Brinck has been referred to as the "Father of SciFaiku." [11] SciFaiku is inspired by Japanese haiku, but explores science, science ...
Charles Naylor, Jr (May 3, 1944 – July 30, 2005) Thomas Michael Disch (February 2, 1940 – July 4, 2008) was an American science fiction writer and poet. [1][2][3] He won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book —previously called "Best Non-Fiction Book" —in 1999. He had two other Hugo nominations and nine Nebula Award nominations to his ...
The SI unit for pressure is the pascal (Pa), equal to one newton per square metre (N·m −2 or kg·m −1 ·s −2). This special name for the unit was added in 1971; before that, pressure in SI was expressed in units such as N·m −2. When indicated, the zero reference is stated in parentheses following the unit, for example 101 kPa (abs).
Speculative poetry is a genre of poetry that focusses on fantastic, science fictional and mythological themes. It is also known as science fiction poetry or fantastic poetry. It is distinguished from other poetic genres by being categorized by its subject matter, rather than by the poetry's form. Suzette Haden Elgin defined the genre as "about ...
The innovative approach of the "Night Mail" story, termed "indirect exposition" (or "incluing"), strongly influenced the style of the later post-war science-fiction author Robert A. Heinlein. The tales inspired a substantial role-playing game, Forgotten Futures , which had as its first source book The A.B.C. Files: A Role Playing Sourcebook For ...
bar: 10 −5 bar. barye (CGS unit) 10 Ba. The pascal (symbol: Pa) is the unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI). It is also used to quantify internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus, and ultimate tensile strength. The unit, named after Blaise Pascal, is an SI coherent derived unit defined as one newton per square metre (N ...
Hyperion. The Hyperion Cantos is a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons. The title was originally used for the collection of the first pair of books in the series, Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion, [1][2] and later came to refer to the overall storyline, including Endymion, The Rise of Endymion, and a number of short stories. [3][4 ...