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VK3ABK > TREK 07.02.04 13:53l 32 Lines 1484 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Asimov and Sci-Fi.
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From: VK3ABK@VK3KAY.#WEV.VIC.AUS.OC
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Hello all SciFiers.
Isaac Asimov was a 'PHYSISIST'! I know of his interest in Science Fiction,
which probably earned him more money, but he is just as famous in scientific
circles for his books about physics. He was particularly capable in his
books explaining physics to students and the general public. He wrote a
Dictionary of Physics, (and a biographical account of scientists, although
the title escapes me) which many libraries would hold.
Science 'fiction' is just that. But just as interesting and gripping is
a story of real scientific adventure. The step by step investigation of an
idea leading to an acceptable theory, has the advantage of an ending that
is of some use. If a writer has a background in science, this will show up
in his stories. With only an educated interest in science, writers such as
H G Wells and Arthur C Clarke, could 'forecast' events that 'sometimes'
came about. A fertile imagination has resulted in many a success story.
I find the 'stories' told by, or about, Richard Feynman, Carl Sagan, George
Smoot ('Wrinkles in Time', the big bang echoes) Richard Muller ('Nemesis',
the theory of an earth collision that ended the Dinosaurs) and many other
scientist-authors, much more thrilling than a fictional 'who dun'it'.
The miniscule amount of scientific fiction I've seen, somehow, just doesn't
ring true. Obviously, 'Sci-Fi' sells books; maybe I have been lead astray.
73. Dick. VK3ABK.
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