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23 Ιουν 2014 · 𝕏. There are so many words and phrases that we use in science fiction—and even science—without giving it much thought. But where did we get terms like “death ray,” “terraforming,” “hive mind,”...
This list contains fictional chemical elements, materials, isotopes or subatomic particles that either a) play a major role in a notable work of fiction, b) are common to several unrelated works, or c) are discussed in detail by independent sources.
Helium. An inert, rare gas, one part of which occurs in 200,000 parts of our atmosphere. Helium is peculiar in that at temperatures near absolute zero, it appears to behave independently of gravity–climbing the sides of its container and falling over the rim. Heterodyne.
The awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. Infodump : a large (often unwieldy or indigestible) amount of information supplied all at once; spec. as background or descriptive information in a narrative.
22 Φεβ 2022 · You cannot float in solid. Boiling point of helium is -268.9 °C and melting point is -272.2 °C. Boiling point of nitrogen (78% of air) is -195.8 °C and melting point is -210 °C °C. When helium becomes liquid, nitrogen is already solid.
16 Αυγ 2019 · If you love to write (or read) science fiction, you will love this post, where we share a complete glossary of terms for science fiction writers. To write a good Science Fiction book, you need to know all the tropes in the genre (as well as the two types of science fiction), and you need to come up with a great idea.
The entry The Encyclopedia of Fantasy contains a selected glossary of these terms, with links. Sf fans also developed a specialist terminology in (especially) the earlier periods of Fandom, but this is quite distinct, generally, from the terminology of sf itself.