Description |
2-175 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimile, (some color), portraits ; 33 cm |
Note |
Col. ill. on lining papers. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 170) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- The wood and feather milleniums : wonders from the past, pre-19th century -- The Iron Age : the great Victorian adventure, 19th century -- The steel generation : into the 20th century, 1895-1920 -- The silver years : the genre genesis, 1910-1926 -- The golden years : the sense of wonder, 1926-1936 -- The uranium decade : minds in expansion, 1936-1946 -- The plastic zenith : the universe is international, 1946-1956 -- Isotopic moments : behind the scene, 1930 on and up -- The alloy now : new waves in the mainstream, 1956-1969 -- The future future : the time spiral, 1976, 1984 and 2001. |
Subject |
Science fiction -- History and criticism.
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ISBN |
0600381935: £3.95 |
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9780600381938 |
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