Sujet : Re: (ReacTor) Five Works of SF That Undermine Their Own Thesis
De : (at) *nospam* ednolan (ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.writtenDate : 19. May 2025, 13:31:48
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In article <
1lcl2kdj0lno610e193ratvnfn04k2qh61@4ax.com>,
The Horny Goat <
lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:19:48 -0700, Paul S Person
<psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
>
Indeed, military spaceships in SF are often modeled on naval vessels
and their terminology and their traditions.
>
Star Trek makes that point explicitly in one of the series where they
show in the opening credits several of the ships called "Enterprise"
with the first being HMS Enterprise from the beginning of the 18th
century.
>
Obviously it was powered by sails not dilithium.
As I recall the first season of TOS was more nautical than later became
the norm.
-- columbiaclosings.comWhat's not in Columbia anymore..
(ReacTor) Five Works of SF That Undermine Their Own Thesis
Re: (ReacTor) Five Works of SF That Undermine Their Own Thesis