The Arts: Bill Higgins "How Antimatter Became a Plaything of Science Fiction"

Session 5, 4 p.m.:

Abstract: Antimatter, a bizarre family of particles first discovered by physicists in the  1930s, eventually became commonplace in science fiction stories. Antimatter's  path from science to fiction passes through astronomy and the study of meteorites before falling into the hands of such SF writers as John Campbell, Robert Heinlein, and Jack Williamson.



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