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Index
Cover
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Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction. “The Hope of Today and the Reality of Tomorrow”: Popular Science, Popular Culture, and Science Fiction
Part I. Circulation
1 “Magazines 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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