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boingboing.net - 4/6/2009
Science fiction's contributions to science terminology
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From the Oxford University Press's blog, "Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fiction." 4. Deep space. One of the other defining features of outer space is its essential emptiness. In science fiction, this phrase most commonly refers to a region of ...

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"Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fiction"
Variety SF — ... with "zero-g". "Deep space": Attributed to E E "doc" Smith. Some work in 1934. "Ion drive": Jack Williamson's "The Equalizer" (1947). "Pressure suit": E E "doc" Smith. Computer "virus": Dave Gerrold's "When Harlie Was One" (1972). Computer "worm": John Brunner's "Shockwave Rider" (1975). "Gas giant": James Blish's "Solar Plexus".OK - so now I've a few more stories to seek out! [via Boing Boing] ...

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