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January 27, 2021 01:24 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/27/the-historical-dictionary-of-science-fiction-launches.html
The "Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction" launches
My old friend the lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower has launched an incredibly cool project: the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction, which tracks down how sci-fi terms were first used, and then evolved over time.
For example, in that screenshot above is the entry for "first contact", which was first used in a short story in 1935, gets picked up by Arthur C. — Read the rest
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/27/the-historical-dictionary-of-science-fiction-launches.html
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