Archival Adventures: He from Procyon
Archival Adventures: He from Procyon
It's time for an adventure! This week we return to author and sci-fi historian Sam Moskowitz's list of sci-fi classics from his 1940 letter to the editor of Comet. Today's tale: "He from Procyon" by Nat Schachner, the fifth story deemed a classic in the letter. Schachner was an American writer, historian, attorney, and advocate for the development of rockets and space travel. His story “He from Procyon” is an early example of the type named by F. Orlin Tremaine as “thought-variant” stories. This term described an idea-centered story rather than an action-focused story. Learn more about Nat Schachner before the show: https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/schachner_nat
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and University Archives covering topics including university history, NASA pioneers, architecture, science fiction, cooking, LGBTQ+ history, Black history, urban legends, and more. Recordings of previous streams are available on the Libaries' Youtube page.
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- Date:
- Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Show more dates
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- 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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- Advanced Alumni Beginners Faculty/Staff Graduate Students Postdoc Public Undergraduates
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