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	Nuclear weapon
		A nuclear weapon is a weapon deriving its energy from nuclear reactions.
		Weapons which have a fusion stage are also referred to as hydrogen bombs or H-bombs because of their primary fuel, or thermonuclear weapons because fusion reactions require extremely high temperatures for a chain reaction to occur.
		The distinction between these two types of weapon is blurred by the fact that they are combined in nearly all complex modern weapons: a smaller fission bomb is first used to reach the necessary conditions of high temperature and pressure to allow fusion to occur.
	www.black-science.org /wikipedia/n/nu/nuclear_weapon.html (2940 words)

	Science in Fiction
		Science applied is often power expressed, and big shiny spaceships and hideous cosmic weapons are the game pieces in explorations of power relationships, from exploration to galactic war.
		Science is the juice that supplies science fiction with examples of human energy and intelligence applied to the problems raised by these power relationships.
		Science fiction seems to be evolving to a more thorough addressing of the question of the consequences of science applied, in the moral and philosophical arena.
	www.strangewords.com /archive/science.html (1135 words)

	Weapons in science fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Science fiction typically features fanciful or not-so-fanciful weapons that depict the changes in the field.
		The archetypal example is the ray gun, a directed-energy weapon that comes in all sizes and shapes, shooting lasers, plasma or particle beams depending on the setting.
		On the other hand, new types of weapon systems (sonic, psionic, etc.) are not unusual, and some authors create an entirely different paradigm of combat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Science_fiction_weapon (401 words)

	Science fiction weapon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The existence of ray guns has become something of a science fiction cliché leading to these futuristic weapons being used to the exclusion of current weapons such as firearms.
		Some real-world weapons initiatives such as the American Strategic Defense Initiative have clearly been inspired by science fiction weapons.
		Science fiction has also drawn on real-world scenarios, such as the idea of a Doomsday machine, which was seriously contemplated by Cold War nuclear strategists.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/s/sc/science_fiction_weapon.html (290 words)

	The Power Of a Good Story
		I see a science fiction story as a wonderful way to anticipate where our technology may take us, the responsible and irresponsible uses of the technology and present it in such a way as to capture the imagination of a public and move them to action.
		Science fiction then is an intellectual challenge to ask "what if" of the science, technology and society of our day to day existence.
		You are to write a science fiction story which describes what might have happened if we had not solved some of the problems that we have discussed earlier or you may describe a life where some of our problems have been "solved".
	www.chatham.edu /PTI/LearningPhysicsthroughScienceFiction/power_of_curriculum.htm (6920 words)

	Science Fiction Cool Stuff
		The phaser is a beam weapon devised for the series and is seen in action in many of the original 78 episodes.
		In day-to-day, less risky missions, crew members of the starship Enterprise carried a small hand weapon designated Phaser I. This is a small unit somewhat smaller than the standard-issue communicator, and is capable of unleashing an energy beam that can range from stunning its target to killing it to completely disintegrating it.
		Like the original weapon's concept, the Phaser II handle unit is completely useless without Phaser I. Underneath Phaser I are two tiny metal plates that connect to two metal rods on the Phaser II unit, which transfers power from Phaser I to the larger light beam at the front of Phaser II.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue340/cool.html (833 words)

	Welcome to Strike-A-Light !
		The purpose was to devise a weapon that would control the minds of the enemy, making them conform to the beliefs of the government, turning them into economic allies through identical ideology.
		For technical reasons the weapon itself was not perfect, but we had achieved what many had thought was just pure science fiction.
		The weapon was not conventional, partially mechanical and partially organic, the 'Strike X-1' had to be grafted into the nervous system of an 'approved' operative.
	www.netplay.com.au /Strike/Help/history.htm (790 words)

	Science Fiction.
		Therefore, his early fiction often dramatizes this conflict of hope and fear for the future of man. The idea of progress in the early science fiction storeis is simply one important metaphor.
		Science fiction is a kind of prose narrative treating a situation that could not exist in the world that we know.
		Science fiction, with its tremendous world view, and with all of time and space to play with, gives its adherents a view that span galaxies and a breath of vision that exposes provincialism and prejudice for the concept that they are.
	www.csun.edu /~dkd27767/paper3.html (1628 words)

	Cover Story: Filming Process that created 'The Weapon' can be done in your dining room
		The story is set on the planet Feldspar, laid waste by an ancient weapon that has left the world with a single water source that is closely rationed by the government.
		A scientist develops a means of destroying the weapon, which has been hidden in a buried vault, but a military man has other ideas.
		Shots of a beam firing from a weapon were literally drawn into the shot, using a different software program.
	www.post-gazette.com /magazine/20000428weapon1.asp (857 words)

	Rayguns
		Science fiction as far back as the 1920s emphasized death rays as the weapons of choice.
		Sometimes in science fiction stories, rayguns are used for metal cutting like blowtorches.
		In many science fiction scenarios, the laws of physics and nature of matter and energy are different from in the real world, for example the fictional Minovsky Physics, which operate in the Gundam fictional scenario.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Rayguns.php (905 words)

	Science Fiction
		Davidson (1923-1993), one of science fiction and fantasy's greatest writers, was "a master shaper of small stories," writes Alan Dean Foster in his introduction to "Or the Grasses Grow." Foster is joined in introducing the stories by dozens of extraordinary authors, including Ursula K. Le Guin, Gene Wolfe, William Gibson, Poul Anderson, and many others.
		One of the most famous (and most often plagiarized) short stories in science fiction appears here: "Or All the Seas with Oysters," tells of slightly sinister safety pin pupae, coat hanger larvae, and bicycle adults in a world where machines are more than they seem.
		Completing the collection are Dozois's insightful survey of the year in science fiction and a long list of Honorable Mentions.
	www.cswnet.com /~sbooks/html/science_fiction.htm (1874 words)

	Particle beam weapon@Everything2.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		There just aren't many military applications for them at the moment (outside of science fiction and computer games, that is.) Still, a certain amount of research into weaponized particle beams has been conducted, and may continue for some time.
		Particle beam weapons work by accelerating a stream of atoms or subatomic particles to near-relativistic velocities and projecting them in (surprise) a beam.
		Hydrogen atoms are the preferred choice for an extra-atmospheric weapon - they have a neutral charge, and thus the beam wouldn't be deflected by the earth's magnetic field, or scattered by the mutual repulsion exhibited by charged particles.
	everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=682151 (950 words)

	Popular Science Feature - When Science Fiction is Science Fact
		It was Campbell’s earnest desire that science fiction should be a prophetic medium, inspiring and presaging new technological breakthroughs, albeit in stories that also featured laser gun battles and perilous sexy aliens.
		It was science fiction alone that took rocketry, and its attendant dream of space travel, seriously.
		The site exists to promote popular science writing and popular science authors and for this reason should be considered promotional material, just as the editorial reviews in an online bookshop or the blurb on the back of a book should be considered promotional.
	www.popularscience.co.uk /features/feat20.htm (1134 words)

	Pulp Science Fiction
		Today, when most of us look back nostalgically at Pulp Science Fiction, we often see a conglomeration of every cliché and melodramatic element from the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s as well as the bad science fiction movies of the 1950’s and 1960’s.
		Jack Williamson – “The Legion of Space” (Astounding Science Fiction, 1934) – space opera about four buccaneering soldiers and their various adventures in the far-flung universe; “The Legion of Time” (Astounding Science Fiction, 1938) – earliest and most ingenious tale of alternate worlds and time paradoxes with conflicting potential future worlds battling through time.
		History of the Pulps: The Golden Age of Science Fiction is generally recognized as a twenty-year period between 1926 and 1946 when a handful of writers, including Clifford Simak, Jack Williamson, Isaac Asimov, John W. Campbell, Robert Heinlein, and L. Ron Hubbard, were publishing highly original, science fiction stories in pulp magazines.
	www.towson.edu /~flynn/pulps.htm (2156 words)

	Philcon '97-The New Dark Age-November 14-16 1997
		No Weapons: guns, gun replicas,swords, knives, lasers, model lasers, or anyhting that could be percieved as a weapon by the public will be permitted at Philcon.
		The only exception is for registered participants of the Masquerade, who may wear a weapon, excepting guns and operational lasers, from one-half hour before to one-half hour after the Masquerade.
		All Masquerade weapons must be affixed to the costume.
	www.philcon.org /1997/weapons.html (132 words)

	Science fiction genres and related topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Science fiction themes.
		The genre of a work is often discussed in academic circles and the conclusion of the genre or subgenre of a work may differ from the publishers or producers of the work.
		For example Gary K. Wolfe's Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy identifies over 30 definitions of SF not including speculative fiction and science fantasy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Genres,_subcategories_and_related_topics_to_science_fiction (258 words)

	Science Fiction Convention Survival Kit for Newbies: Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The only exceptions to these rules are weapons that have been approved for display on stage during the masquerade and during programming specifically designed for weapons display.
		However, because of the present liability laws, the risk of weapons causing accident or distress, and to preserve relationships with convention hotels we have had to adopt this policy.
		Weapons etiquette is usually a matter of simple common sense and polite behaviour.
	www.locksley.com /neofans/weapons.htm (2890 words)

	UNODC - Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
		So far, the use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists has largely been confined to science fiction literature, but today's fiction can become tomorrow's fact if no preventive measures are taken in time.
		However, since the consequences of using such weapons are far-reaching - tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people can be killed in one single incident - there is a need to monitor any shifts in this direction.
		It was only in the First World War that what we today call weapons of mass destruction were introduced in the form of chemical weapons.
	www.unodc.org /unodc/terrorism_weapons_mass_destruction.html (344 words)

	Science News for Kids: SciFiZone
		In the case of a villain's evil plot, writers ask that question in a specific way: "What if this real science or technology were used for an evil purpose?" Then, they speculate how it might be done, starting with what might be dangerous about that science or technology, then letting their imaginations fly.
		The science idea in the article (above) may be familiar to you.
		Science fiction lets me explore the world around us, ask questions about the future, and indulge my curiosity about everything.
	www.sciencenewsforkids.org /articles/20050216/SciFiZone.asp (625 words)

	Weapon Shops of Isher - Weapon Makers - A. E. van Vogt
		The Weapon Shop was in a glade of green and floral vegetation; it made a restful, idyllic picture between two giant buildings.
		You would think that any half-wit, having carried a Weapon Shop gun for years and used it to save his own life seven times, ought to be able to look into a shop-window full of them and simply admire the display.
		The Weapon Shops of Isher components appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in 1941 and 1942, and in Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1949; and were rewritten into a novel for book publication in 1951.
	www.troynovant.com /Franson/Van-Vogt/Weapon-Shop.html (2133 words)

	GreenCine \| Science Fiction
		In the movies, the term science fiction has been applied equally to genuinely speculative flights of fiction and any fantasy with a futuristic setting, a ray gun, an alien monster or a space ship.
		Russian cinema used science fiction as a lens through which to view the ideals of socialism and the threats to that ideal, notably in the visually delirious space-opera spoof Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924), about a social revolution on Mars.
		But science fiction has always been more accurate at reflecting the conditions of its own time than predicting the details of things to come, and 1950s SF cinema is rife with anxiety and paranoia.
	www.greencine.com /static/primers/sci-fi-1.jsp (2545 words)

	Science Fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The prototype of the science fiction novel, it has spawned countless imitations and adaptations but retains its original power.
		This is one of his best novels and as an example of the pulp fiction of the early 20th century it is a first-class work.
		The Land Of The Changing Sun by William N. Harben Harben's The Land of the Changing Sun is a science fiction story telling of the adventures of balloonists who land in the Anarctic and of how they survived.
	www.esspc-ebooks.com /sciencefiction.asp (4623 words)

	Science Fiction and Science Fiction Weapon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The most misleading thing about shopping on the Internet for science fiction and fantasy writer of america is that it is unsafe and insecure, this however is far from the truth.
		On his blog, Ken writes:In a post-WorldCon entry on his blog Contrary Brin, science fiction author David Brin worries that the grey hairs that dominated the convention are yet another sign that science fiction fandom is aging...
		Science fictions obsession with FTL travel started way back in the 1930s with John W Campbell Jr 5.
	www.sciencefictionlinks.com /sciencefictionweapon (1652 words)

	ScienceDaily: Technological Advances Could Reduce Effectiveness Of The Chemical Weapons Convention
		Science Daily — LIVERMORE -- Technological advances within the chemical industry coulderode the effectiveness of the Chemical Weapons Convention's provisionsfor verification and compliance.
		Because of the threat of chemical warfare and its use, the ChemicalWeapons Convention was signed in 1993 to ban the stockpiling,production and usage of chemical weapons.
		Another danger created by the growing usage of micro-reactors is thatchemical weapon precursors could be synthesized rather than purchased,making it more difficult to discover the preparation of chemicalweapons.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/08/050814164610.htm (924 words)

	Telepathic Jellyfish Strike Back in New 'Preternatural' Book
		Good metafiction -- fiction about fiction -- is hard to write, a matter of juggling the literal plot with the commentary one wishes to make about the genre.
		While the first novel described the aliens' collective journey to understanding that they are a group of individuals rather than one mind, this novel shows their new struggle to comprehend the human perception of time.
		On the one hand, there are useful truths to be found in science fiction, and they’re not as esoteric as science fiction’s detractors may think.
	www.space.com /sciencefiction/books/preternatural_too_000524.html (708 words)

	Science Fiction Books: Looking for a SF Novel. .
		Science Fiction Books: Looking for a SF Novel.
		I remember the European continent had been taken over by an Orwellian/Soviet government that had listening devices and eavesdropping everywhere and this guy has to lead his army over to Europe.
		I don't know if this is enough to go on, but I remember the cover had a picture of a soldier leveling an automatic weapon at you.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Science-Fiction-Books-2157/Looking-SF-Novel.htm (303 words)

	Science Fiction Book Reviews
		ardner Dozois' 18th annual best-of collection of short science fiction maintains its status as the older and larger of the two traditional best-of-the-year SF anthologies.
		Short science fiction--especially novelettes and novellas--have long been the cutting edge of SF, where new ideas and styles are introduced and refined.
		This is a must-read anthology for SF readers who want to know where science fiction is going, and at more than 250,000 words of excellent fiction, it's a bargain.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue224/books.html (725 words)

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