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The Hercules Text, the Glossary

The Hercules Text is a 1986 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt.^[1]

21 relations: Ace Books, Ace Science Fiction Specials, Althea, Cold War, Communication with extraterrestrial intelligence, Contact (novel), DNA, Far side of the Moon, First contact (science fiction), Hubble Space Telescope, Jack McDevitt, Kim Stanley Robinson, Lucius Shepard, Michael Swanwick, Philip K. Dick Award, Power of two, Pulsar, Radio telescope, Science fiction, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence, William Gibson.
1986 debut novels
1986 science fiction novels
Novels by Jack McDevitt
Science fiction about first contact

Ace Books

Ace Books is a publisher of science fiction (SF) and fantasy books founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn. The Hercules Text and Ace Books are ace Books books.

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Ace Science Fiction Specials are three series of science fiction and fantasy books published by Ace Books between 1968 and 1990. The Hercules Text and Ace Science Fiction Specials are ace Books books.

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Althea

Althea (Alþea) is an English female given name.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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The communication with extraterrestrial intelligence (CETI) is a branch of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) that focuses on composing and deciphering interstellar messages that theoretically could be understood by another technological civilization.

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Contact is a 1985 hard science fiction novel by American scientist Carl Sagan. The Hercules Text and Contact (novel) are Debut science fiction novels and science fiction about first contact.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.

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Far side of the Moon

The far side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that always faces away from Earth, opposite to the near side, because of synchronous rotation in the Moon's orbit.

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First contact is a common theme in science fiction about the first meeting between humans and extraterrestrial life, or of any sentient species' first encounter with another one, given they are from different planets or natural satellites. The Hercules Text and first contact (science fiction) are science fiction about first contact.

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Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.

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Jack McDevitt

Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology.

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Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer.

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Lucius Shepard

Lucius Shepard (August 21, 1943 – March 18, 2014) was an American writer.

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Michael Swanwick

Michael Swanwick (born November 18, 1950) is an American fantasy and science fiction author who began publishing in the early 1980s.

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Philip K. Dick Award

The Philip K. Dick Award is an American science fiction award given annually at Norwescon and sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) the Philip K. Dick Trust.

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Power of two

A power of two is a number of the form where is an integer, that is, the result of exponentiation with number two as the base and integer as the exponent.

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Pulsar

A pulsar (from pulsating radio source) is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles.

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Radio telescope

A radio telescope is a specialized antenna and radio receiver used to detect radio waves from astronomical radio sources in the sky.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is a collective term for scientific searches for intelligent extraterrestrial life, for example, monitoring electromagnetic radiation for signs of transmissions from civilizations on other planets.

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William Gibson

William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hercules_Text

Also known as The Hercules Text (novel).