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British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke formulated three adages that are known as Clarke's three laws, of which the third law is the best known and most widely cited. They are part of his ideas in his extensive writings about the future.
Harry Clement Stubbs was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, on May 30, 1922.. He went to Harvard, graduating with a B.S. in astronomy in 1943. While there he wrote his first published story, "Proof", which appeared in the June 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, edited by John W. Campbell; three more appeared in later 1942 numbers. [6]
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The cover of the September 1957 issue of Venture Science Fiction, in which Sturgeon first published "90% of everything is crud.". Sturgeon's law (or Sturgeon's revelation) is an adage stating "ninety percent of everything is crap".
Hard science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction with an emphasis on the scientific accuracy of the "hard" sciences (for example, physics, astronomy, chemistry). In contrast soft science fiction explores the "soft" sciences (for example, anthropology, sociology, psychology).
The novel was based upon the short story "To Outlive Eternity" appearing in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1967. It was first published in book form in 1970. It was first published in book form in 1970. The book is a quintessential example of " hard sci-fi ", as its plot is dominated by futuristic technology grounded in real physics principles.
Opinion: Misleading stories and pictures and voices and videos are all over, but it's possible to figure out what's trustworthy, writes Greg Ganske.
Niven's laws were named after science fiction author Larry Niven, who has periodically published them as "how the Universe works" as far as he can tell. These were most recently rewritten on January 29, 2002 (and published in Analog magazine in the November 2002 issue). Among the rules are: Never fire a laser at a mirror.