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Scientifictionist, v. 1, issue 6, August-October 1946
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FOR 'EM AND AGIN 'EM Wherein the Reader Speaks Schumann "a little off" #5 arrived and was welcomed with open eyes! How come the plain cover? I think Schumann was a little off in his article, "Of Many Things". Perhaps he's a little too much of a dreamer or idealist. Does he really think the people of this country or any other country can control the government? How far did we get on the OPA question? Although the majority of the people wanted it, it still died -- even if temporarily. And the strikes that swept the country. Public opinion was against them, so what! The government did nothing about them. The majority of people in the world didn't want war, but they got it. Nobody wants war now, yet several governments (including ours) are acting quite warlike!! The only solution I can see (and it is not easy for most countries) is a complete turnover in government personnel. Get men in there -- young men -- who have just fought a war and who will be more interested in peace than the bigoted fools we have now. "The Great Fog" -- I've always wanted to examine the scientific facts and theories in stories as exhaustively as Donn has treated this story, but I've never had time. Quite interesting. "Charles Fort" -- I'm about half-way through his works, and they are thought provoking! Evans leaves me unable to comment on his article -- I agree with him so completely. If Laney can tell us of a bookstore where we'd find some of the books he mentions, that would really be something! Null-A -- I've just got to get hold of a copy of "Science and Sanity". Coslet's I.C. was interesting but confusing, but then -- look at the subject he picked! "A World about the Pros" -- I really don't see much sense to reviewing prozines; for by the time your reviews come out, the mags are off the stands, frustrating possible would-be buyers. I would like book reviews or reviews of extinct mags though. Readers comments are always interesting to see -- I like to compare my reactions with those of the rest of the fans. Wandrei wrote several pairs of sequels: "A Race Through Time", Oct. 1933 Astounding; and its sequel "Farewell to Earth", Dec. 1933. "Colossus" came in Jan. 1934 and its sequel, "Colossus Eternal", appeared not until Dec. 1934. The second two stories have no connection with the first two. On radar -- I'm afraid Wetsel is due to be disappointed. Just about all of his projects are impossible with radar. In the first place, radar waves travel at the speed of light. In order to map stars, the initial wave would take light years to reach the nearest star (if we could hit it) and then more light years to bounce back; finally returning to the spot where we were light years distant!!! As for probing the depths of the Martian canals, I'm afraid water is a little too opaque for the rays to do more than record just the surface of the water. If the canals were dry, however, a supersensitive radar beam could determine the depth, if the canals are really deep compared with the adjacent land. As far as mapping the bottoms of the oceans, I believve that the supersonic beams used to detect submarines would be more likely to be adapted to that task; sort of a radar sound beam. I believe it is quite possible. Wetzel would do better to get in touch with one of Palmer's Dero-men and negotiate for one of their spy-beams; that's really what he's looking for! Incidentally, has the news about Palmer been really confirmed? Did the Deros finally get to him?? Al Lopez, Pooh Corner, Bingham, Maine. piladelphian1947philadelphian1974philadelphian1947philadelphian1947philadelphia page 15
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FOR 'EM AND AGIN 'EM Wherein the Reader Speaks Schumann "a little off" #5 arrived and was welcomed with open eyes! How come the plain cover? I think Schumann was a little off in his article, "Of Many Things". Perhaps he's a little too much of a dreamer or idealist. Does he really think the people of this country or any other country can control the government? How far did we get on the OPA question? Although the majority of the people wanted it, it still died -- even if temporarily. And the strikes that swept the country. Public opinion was against them, so what! The government did nothing about them. The majority of people in the world didn't want war, but they got it. Nobody wants war now, yet several governments (including ours) are acting quite warlike!! The only solution I can see (and it is not easy for most countries) is a complete turnover in government personnel. Get men in there -- young men -- who have just fought a war and who will be more interested in peace than the bigoted fools we have now. "The Great Fog" -- I've always wanted to examine the scientific facts and theories in stories as exhaustively as Donn has treated this story, but I've never had time. Quite interesting. "Charles Fort" -- I'm about half-way through his works, and they are thought provoking! Evans leaves me unable to comment on his article -- I agree with him so completely. If Laney can tell us of a bookstore where we'd find some of the books he mentions, that would really be something! Null-A -- I've just got to get hold of a copy of "Science and Sanity". Coslet's I.C. was interesting but confusing, but then -- look at the subject he picked! "A World about the Pros" -- I really don't see much sense to reviewing prozines; for by the time your reviews come out, the mags are off the stands, frustrating possible would-be buyers. I would like book reviews or reviews of extinct mags though. Readers comments are always interesting to see -- I like to compare my reactions with those of the rest of the fans. Wandrei wrote several pairs of sequels: "A Race Through Time", Oct. 1933 Astounding; and its sequel "Farewell to Earth", Dec. 1933. "Colossus" came in Jan. 1934 and its sequel, "Colossus Eternal", appeared not until Dec. 1934. The second two stories have no connection with the first two. On radar -- I'm afraid Wetsel is due to be disappointed. Just about all of his projects are impossible with radar. In the first place, radar waves travel at the speed of light. In order to map stars, the initial wave would take light years to reach the nearest star (if we could hit it) and then more light years to bounce back; finally returning to the spot where we were light years distant!!! As for probing the depths of the Martian canals, I'm afraid water is a little too opaque for the rays to do more than record just the surface of the water. If the canals were dry, however, a supersensitive radar beam could determine the depth, if the canals are really deep compared with the adjacent land. As far as mapping the bottoms of the oceans, I believve that the supersonic beams used to detect submarines would be more likely to be adapted to that task; sort of a radar sound beam. I believe it is quite possible. Wetzel would do better to get in touch with one of Palmer's Dero-men and negotiate for one of their spy-beams; that's really what he's looking for! Incidentally, has the news about Palmer been really confirmed? Did the Deros finally get to him?? Al Lopez, Pooh Corner, Bingham, Maine. piladelphian1947philadelphian1974philadelphian1947philadelphian1947philadelphia page 15
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