“The modern concept of the vacuum of space, confirmed every day by experiment, is a relativistic ether.” SpaceModernConceptsExperimentsVacuums Book:A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down Source: A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down
“I started the movement of SF in America in 1908 through my first magazine, 'MODERN ELECTRICS.' At that time it was an experiment. Science fiction authors were scarce. There were not a dozen worth mentioning in the entire world” WorldFirstsAmericaFictionModernMovementScience FictionExperimentsMagazinesDozenScarce Author:Hugo Gernsback
“Of all modern notions, the worst is this: that domesticity is dull. Inside the home, they say, is dead decorum and routine; outside is adventure and variety. But the truth is that the home is the only place of liberty, the only spot on earth where a man can alter arrangements suddenly, make an experiment or indulge in a whim. The home is not the one tame place in a world of adventure; it is the one wild place in a world of rules and set tasks.” MenWorldHomeEarthLibertyModernWorstAdventureTruth IsTasksNotionExperimentsSpotsVarietyDullRoutineArrangementsIndulgeWhimIndulge InDecorumDomesticityWild Places Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton