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Culture, history and society

Culture, history and society

The story of science fiction and society

22 May 2021
Taken from the May 2021 issue of Physics World where it first appeared under the headline "The science in science fiction".

Ian Randall reviews Science Fiction by Sherryl Vint

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The power of words Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, which begins with a form of sci-fi, led to the ban on DDT in agriculture, showing how sci-fi can influence real-world science. (Courtesy: iStock/fmajor)
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring – the famous 1962 book on the devastating impact of pesticides lik

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Ian Randall is a science writer based in Cambridge, UK
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