Re: (ReacTor) Defining Our Terms: What Do We Mean by "Hard SF"?

In article <ve1abj9lq6rm1uv2hvi0d5riuu8mgrimdp@4ax.com>,
 The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

On Mon, 5 Aug 2024 13:42:49 -0500, "Michael F. Stemper"
<michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:
 

As far as footnote 2 is concerned, Ray Bradbury has been quoted as saying
that _Singin' in the Rain_ "[...] is a true-blue old-school science fiction
film [...]". See:
<http://www.dvdjournal.com/reviews/s/singinintherain_se.shtml>

 
So by that definition would Ray Bradbury's "The Sound of Thunder"
(which many say created the term "the butterfly effect") be considered
"Hard SF"?
 
(I remember back in 2016 when someone called Bradbury prophetic for
anticipating Donald Trump in that story...)

I believe that Bradbury was thinking of Joe McCarthy when he wrote it
(as did a few other authors in the early 1950s).

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