Abstract
Introduction. Hope of Today and the Reality of Tomorrow: Popular Science, Popular Culture, and Science Fiction PART I. CIRCULATION 1 for Morons: Pulp Magazines and the Emergence of Science Fiction 2 Conversations from the Backyard: Reading and Imagining Community PART II. READING 3 Discovering the Freedom of Facts: Fact, Fiction, and the Authority of Science 4 Involving Adventure, Reassuring Romance: Engendering Science Fiction's Domestic Tranquillity 5 Human Martians and Asian Aliens: The Racial Nature of Wondrous Worlds 6 The Progress of Time: Einstein, History, and the Dimensions of Time Travel PART III. PRACTICE 7 Fandom Is Just a Goddamn Hobby: The Industry of Fans and Professionals 8 We Want to Play with Spaceships: Popular Rocket Science in Action Epilogue. Beyond the Gernsback Continuum: Science Fiction's Community and Social Networks List of Abbreviations Notes Index Acknowledgments
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