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Tocommunicatetheideas,thefearsandhopes,theshapeandfeelofalltheinfinitepossiblefutures,sciencefictionwritersleanheavilyonanotheroftheiradvantages:

Forwhileascientist'sjobhaslargelyendedwhenhe'sreducedhisdatatotabularorgraphfrom,:"merely",thebasicidea,,thestoriesthatmakealastingimpactongenerationsofreaders,,inthesensethathumanreaderscanfeelforthem,sharetheirjoysandsorrows,

:createastrongcharacter,apersonofgreatstrengths,--'sowninteriorconflict,theclashofhisdesires,'sAbrahamofferinghisonlysontoGod,orParisbringingruintoTroyoverawoman,orHamletandClaudiusplayingtheirdeadlygame,Faustseekingtheworld'sknowledgeandpower--

Toshowotherworlds,todescribepossiblefuturesocietiesandtheproblemslurkingahead,:'tcomeblindlyrollingoutoftheheavens;''sapointthatsciencefictionmakesconstantly:thefuturebelongstous--,(oratleasttry).Tragedyiswhenwefail,

Thussciencefictionstandsasabridgebetweenscienceandart,

WritingintheBritishjournalNewScientist,thefamedpoetandhistorianRobertGravessaidin1972,"Technologyisnowwarringopenlyagainstthecrafts,"

WhatGravesisexpressingisthefearthatmanypeoplehave:technologyhasalreadyallowedmachinestoreplacehumanmusclepower;,criticizingscienceonthegroundsthattrulyhumanendeavourssuchaspoetryhaveapowerthatscientistscan'

ApparentlyGravesseesscientistsasasober,ploddingphalanxofsoullessthinkingmachines,nevermakingastepthathasn'

Butasahistorian,GravesshouldbeawarethatJamesClerkMaxwell'sbrilliantinsightaboutelectromagnetism--theguessthatvisiblelightisonlyonesmallsliceofthespectrumofelectromagneticenergy,aguessthatformsthebasisforelectronicstechnology--,

Scientistsarehumanbeings!Theyarejustashuman,intuitive,''tknowscientists,

,scientistshavebroughtusnuclearweapons,modernmedicines,spaceflight,,weseescientistsderidedasfuzzy-brainedeggheadsorascoldlyruthless,,andlikemostminoritiesthey'relargelyhiddenfromthepublic'ssight,tuckedawayinghettos--laboratories,campuses,

Beforethepubliccanunderstandan