Science Fiction
by James Gibson, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury · first published 1982
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An anthology of science fiction stories and poems, along with critical works, most followed by study questions. Suggests topics for writing and research and for further reading.
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…short story about language modification is always worth a few laughs. If you want a real language hack then read it: Mayhem in ce Klasrum by by Dolton Edwards from Isaac Asimov's 'The Golden Years of Science Fiction' http://www.english-zone.com/index.php?page=1114&pid=81
on “Hacking Language: A New Past Tense” ↗> "Doomsayers were worried about something they called the 'greenhouse effect.'" I picked up a strange anthology from 1971 for classroom use, Science Fiction: The Future [ISBN 0155786504], from a street vendor a couple days ago. Here is an excerpt from "The Human Race Has, Maybe, Thirty-Five Years Left" by David Lyle, originally appearing in 1967 Esquire:…
on “1975” ↗…was published in 1956, two years after "Answer." I wonder if Asimov was influenced by it.) ETA: ChatGPT says: Isaac Asimov acknowledged the influence of Fredric Brown's "Answer" in his book "Asimov on Science Fiction," where he wrote: "I was also much taken by Fredric Brown's 'Answer,' which appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction in the 1950s." This is, as far as I can tell, an entirely invented quote. Fiat factum.
on “‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead” ↗