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Radium Age
Under the direction of Joshua Glenn, the MIT Press’s Radium Age is reissuing notable proto–science fiction stories from the underappreciated era between 1900 and 1935. In these forgotten classics, science fiction readers will discover the origins of enduring tropes like robots (berserk or benevolent), tyrannical supermen, dystopian wastelands, sinister telepaths, and eco-catastrophes.
The Heads of Cerberus and Other Stories
Exposed to a high-tech dust that can transport people from one dimension to another, three travelers must try to escape the totalitarian Philadelphia of 2118. When three people in Philadelphia inhale dust developed by a scientist who has discovered parallel universes, they are transported into an interdimensional no-man's-land that is populated by supernatural beings.
A Beginner's Guide to Gothic Fantasy and Best Books
With spooky season upon us, many of us are craving some dark and creepy reads. And some readers, regardless of season, are always on the lookout for some dark fantastical elements (*waves*). Bring on the haunted houses, the creeptastic monsters, the windswept moors, and the shadowy magic with gothic fantasy! What is Gothic Fantasy? Gothic literature emerged in Europe in the late 18th century from the romantic literary movement.
Modern Library Launches New Series, Modern Library Torchbearers, Featuring Classics Written by Women
Modern Library Launches New Series, Modern Library Torchbearers, Featuring Classics Written by Women by Princess Weekes | 5:43 pm, May 8th, 2019 Modern Library is an American publishing company that has been responsible for keeping a lot of classic works in publication with high-quality hardcovers and paperbacks. As a former Strand employee, I can say that they are a frequent request for book lovers looking to keep an aesthetically refined collection.
Record attendance at the Central Northland Science & Technology Fair
-- Thekicked-off in Whangarei on Monday (August 29) with a record number of exhibitors from across the region.Two hundred and sixty-five (265) students, from as far afield as the Bay of Islands and Maungaturoto, entered this year's fair, submitting 217 exhibits for display at Forum North in Whangarei.Event organisers are impressed by the high-level of growth (27% year-on-year)the event, which attracted 172 exhibitors in 2015, has experienced."Over the last couple of years we've seen exhibitor...
Robot helps Northland science fair celebrate 37-years of innovation
Future science and technology innovators set to impress in Whangarei -- Some of Northland's best and brightest young minds will be joined by humanoid robot "Baxter" at thein Whangarei fromCelebrating 37 years of science and innovation, this year'swill play host to cutting-edge science projects from intermediate and high school students across central Northland.Those attending will also have a chance to interact with Baxter - the only robot in the world approved to work alongside humans...
Ranui Sustainable invites students to build robots
-- Award winning educator Chris Clay and Ranui Sustainable met with more than 70 Northland school students on May 27 to show them how to design, build, programme and even race robots.As part of Ranui Sustainable'swhich aims to connect Northlanders with New Zealand's best thinkers in sustainable innovation, Mr Clay visited Bream Bay College and Mangakahia Area School.
Ranui Sustainable announces eight for Kiwi Innovator Series
-- Ranui Sustainable, a Northland-based business incubator on a mission to bring sustainable innovation to the region, today announced eight guest speakers for itsGlobal Forum Educator Award winner and Microsoft Global Innovative Educator Chris Clay will head the nextworkshop to be held on Friday, May 27 at community creative hub OneOneSix (116 Bank St) in Whangarei from 3.00pm.Chris has built a diverse and acclaimed career in education and will use theworkshop to demonstrate his...
Great Advice for Northland's Future Entrepreneurs
Kiwi Innovator Ben O'Brien shares recipe for success at workshop in Whangarei -- StretchSense CEO Ben O'Brien kicked off Ranui Sustainable'stoday with some great advice for Northlanders keen to launch a career in innovation.Ben co-founded StretchSense, a start-up that makes wearable motion capture sensors, out of Auckland University in 2012.
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