Timeline for What is the first work of written fiction in which science fiction authors are consulted by the government during a crisis?
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| Apr 26, 2023 at 23:43 | vote | accept | Andrew | ||
| Apr 9, 2022 at 19:26 | answer | added | Davislor | timeline score: 6 | |
| Apr 9, 2022 at 15:47 | comment | added | David Siegel | @A Rogue Ant.I am not the OP, but I took it as a request for fictional consultations. The question says "consulted as a part of the plot" after all. I took the discussion of real-world consultations as merely providing examples of the type of consultation that was and was not intended. But I may have misunderstood. | |
| Apr 9, 2022 at 15:42 | comment | added | Jiminy Cricket. | Do they have to be real sci-fi writers I wonder, the earlier edit seems to imply that and invalidates my answer. @DavidSiegel | |
| Apr 9, 2022 at 15:38 | comment | added | David Siegel | @Giacomo Exactly. The question, as I understand it, is asking for examples, fictional or real, where a government consulted SF writers as such. The wartime service of Asimov, de Camp, and Heinlein at the NAES does not fit that, which is what I have been trying to say. Do you think I have mi9sunderestood the question? Did I express myself poorly? | |
| Apr 9, 2022 at 15:23 | history | edited | Giacomo1968 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Overall copy edits to make it clearer that the question is about science fiction authors consulted within the context of fiction works and not in real world cases.
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| Apr 8, 2022 at 15:30 | comment | added | David Siegel | @RBarryYoung Quite true, "hired for their scientific and engineering qualifications" yes. But I think asserting that they were hired because of their status or experiences as SF authors is going a bit far. | |
| Apr 8, 2022 at 12:46 | comment | added | RBarryYoung | @DavidSiegel Well they were all hired for their scientific and engineering qualifications, Heinlein, who was hired at the Philadelphia Naval Air Experimental Station, in part for his writing, recommended his SF writing friends Asimov and L. Sprague de Camp. The exact reasoning is never explained though. | |
| Apr 8, 2022 at 0:25 | answer | added | Jiminy Cricket. | timeline score: 16 | |
| Apr 7, 2022 at 23:49 | history | edited | Andrew | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 7, 2022 at 22:58 | comment | added | David Siegel | @RBarryYoung Asimov was employed by eh govt during WWII because of his abilities as a scientist, but as far as I know not because of his status as an SF writer. If he was consulted as an SF writer, please provide details. | |
| Apr 7, 2022 at 21:51 | history | edited | Laurel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 7, 2022 at 18:04 | comment | added | Stian | I read 'because of' not In and thought it was a very interesting question. Still is, just now I wonder if they have ever been consulted in reality. | |
| Apr 7, 2022 at 16:57 | comment | added | RBarryYoung | Do you mean “a work of fiction”? Because this actually happened during WWII and is documented in non-fiction works (including by Isaac Asimov who was one of them). | |
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| Apr 7, 2022 at 3:46 | answer | added | Danny Mc G | timeline score: 31 | |
| Apr 7, 2022 at 3:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackSciFi/status/1511901578403491842 | ||
| Apr 7, 2022 at 1:43 | answer | added | user14111 | timeline score: 23 | |
| Apr 6, 2022 at 22:43 | history | edited | Andrew | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 6, 2022 at 22:36 | history | asked | Andrew | CC BY-SA 4.0 |