Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction Now Online
The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction is now available online via Oxford Reference Online. The dictionary shows exactly how science-fictional words and their associated concepts have developed over time, with full citations and bibliographic information. It's a window on a whole genre of literature through the words invented and passed along by the genre's most talented writers.
Revealing how many words we consider to be everyday expressions, like ‘space shuttle’, ‘blast off’, and ‘robot‘, have their roots in imaginative literature - and not in hard science - The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction also charts the transfer of science-fiction vocabulary to different subcultures and endeavours, such as neo-paganism, aerospace, computers, and environmentalism.
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