THE SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK
SCIENCE FICTION TO SCIENCE FACT EXHIBIT
GALLERY OF SCIENCE FICTION PULP MAGAZINE COVER
TECHNOLOGY
DISCUSSION
Space concepts depicted on the cover art of the "pulps" of the 1930s and
1940s often proved prophetic. From the experience of the 1990s, a review of
the pulp cover art frequently exhibits scientific inaccuracies. Click on the
below listed covers for a discussion of aspects of each cover which are
either prophetic or inaccurate.
Life On Mercury Pulp Cover
Captain Future Pulp Cover
Wonder Stories Pulp Cover
Astounding Stories of Super-Science
Cover
Amazing Stories Pulp Cover
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Last modified: Wednesday, 30-Nov-04 09:15:00 PM CDT
Author: Jerry Woodfill / NASA, Mail Code ER7, jared.woodfill1@jsc.nasa.gov
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