10 of the Best Science-Fiction Short Stories Everyone Should Read

Indeed, in 1968 the Science Fiction Writers of America voted it the best science fiction short story written before 1965. The story is about a planet which doesn''t experience nightfall, except once

10 ways science fiction predicted the future

AI, virtual assistants and tablets. In the 1968 novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, (more than 30 years before the first tablet computer was released), Arthur C. Clarke wrote about an electronic paper or

List of appearances of the Moon in fiction

Human settlements on the Moon are found in many science fiction novels, short stories and films. Not all have the Moon colony itself as central to the plot. Menace from the Moon (1925), by English writer Bohun Lynch. A lunar colony,

How much more efficient would solar panels be on the

Therefore, lunar made solar panels would have an efficiency of about 5%, whereas martian solar panels could hypothetically be made to match the efficiency of panels we see on Earth, about 30%. (Of course you could import

Moon in science fiction

Throughout most of literary history, a significant portion of works depicting lunar voyages has been satirical in nature. From the late 1800s onwards, science fiction has successively focused largely on the themes of life on the Moon, first Moon

17 Best Science Fiction Books About the Moon

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Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones (in his directorial debut) and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones. The film follows Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the Moon. Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry,

Science Fiction Frames: Moon and the Dream of

It begins with dystopian scenes of polluted landscapes, overflowing landfills, and impoverished people, but quickly transitions to the promise of a future of plentiful clean energy achieved by harvesting the solar

Interested in hard science fiction on solar system exploration

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Space-based solar power

Physicist Dr David Criswell suggests the Moon is the optimum location for solar power stations, and promotes lunar-based solar power. 1941: Isaac Asimov published the science fiction short story "Reason," in which a space station

Affective cyborgs and other artificial constructs in feminist science

This essay examines the emotions of diverse artificial intelligences envisioned by an incongruous feminist science fiction author, Sheri S. Tepper. The focus of the comparison

List of Power Generation Sources in Science Fiction : r/scifi

Naquadria reactor - used to power faster than light starships, simpler to build than a high power Naquadah or fusion reactor Naquadria planet - can power a wormhole to the other side of the

Moon (2009 film)

Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones (in his directorial debut) and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones. The film follows Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the

Planets and Star System Generator | Rolegenerator

Module description ** It may take 2-10 seconds for the website to load after you hit Generate. Sorry for the inconvenience. This is the tool to create planets and solar systems for role playing

Arizona State University released a free sci-fi anthology about the

Arizona State University''s Center for Science and the Imagination just released a free anthology of science fiction stories called The Weight of Light: A Collection of Solar