22: Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction (with Jesse Sheidlower)
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English - March 17, 2021 17:24 - 1 hour - 91.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Education Language Learning language words linguistics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What’s a corpsicle? How old is the word hyperspace? Who was the first writer to use the term warp drive?
These and many other terms can be found in the landmark work The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction, and with us is the editor, lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower.