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The future is already here, it's just not very evenly distributed yet.
#history #technology #vr #crt #CRTs #funny #hugogernsback #scifi #sf #inventors #tv
https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-man-who-invented-vr-goggles-50-years-too-soon
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Hugo Gernsback was one of the founding figures of pulp science fiction - he was also Jewish. That made him a target for antisemitic comments by Lovecraft and his peers such as Clark Ashton Smith.
Language warning.
https://deepcuts.blog/2021/11/27/deeper-cut-hugo-gernsback/
#lovecraft #hplovecraft #hugogernsback #pulp #history #blog #antisemitism #jewish #clarkashtonsmith #scifi #sciencefiction
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And here are the titans of science fiction in this video: #robertheinlein #isaacasimov #octaviabutler #harlanellison #samueldelany #ursulaleguin #raybradbury #hugogernsback #arthurcclarke #judithmerril #julesverne #annemccaffrey #philipkdick #hgwells #maryshelley https://youtu.be/Z6_CfYtn4pA