Which 1993 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Body of Glass (variant of He, She and It) by Marge Piercy
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Correspondence by Sue Thomas
Destroying Angel by Richard Paul Russo
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Hearts, Hands and Voices by Ian McDonald
Lost Futures by Lisa Tuttle
Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick
This was a bit of an off-year for me. I've only read the Piercy,
the Robinson, the Willis, and the Swanwick.
Which 1993 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
On 2025-04-14, James Nicoll <[email protected]> wrote:
Which 1993 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
... where I learned that English geologic vocabulary is full of German.
Christian Weisgerber <[email protected]> writes:
On 2025-04-14, James Nicoll <[email protected]> wrote:
Which 1993 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
... where I learned that English geologic vocabulary is full of German.
I understand that is because when in the Medieval period they wanted to >exploit mineral resources they did the usual invite specialists who were
from Germany. Probably with incentives.
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
... where I learned that English geologic vocabulary is full of German.
I understand that is because when in the Medieval period they wanted to exploit mineral resources they did the usual invite specialists who were
from Germany. Probably with incentives.
In article <[email protected]>,
Stephen Harker <[email protected]> wrote:
Christian Weisgerber <[email protected]> writes:
On 2025-04-14, James Nicoll <[email protected]> wrote:
Which 1993 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
... where I learned that English geologic vocabulary is full of German.
I understand that is because when in the Medieval period they wanted to
exploit mineral resources they did the usual invite specialists who were >>from Germany. Probably with incentives.
My engineer grandfather once mentioned MIT encouraged him to learn
German. That would have been the late 1920s, early 1930s.
My engineer grandfather once mentioned MIT encouraged him to learn
German. That would have been the late 1920s, early 1930s.
In article <[email protected]>,
Stephen Harker <[email protected]> wrote:
Christian Weisgerber <[email protected]> writes:
On 2025-04-14, James Nicoll <[email protected]> wrote:
Which 1993 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
... where I learned that English geologic vocabulary is full of German.
I understand that is because when in the Medieval period they wanted to >>exploit mineral resources they did the usual invite specialists who were >>from Germany. Probably with incentives.
My engineer grandfather once mentioned MIT encouraged him to learn
German. That would have been the late 1920s, early 1930s.
My engineer grandfather once mentioned MIT encouraged him to learn
German. That would have been the late 1920s, early 1930s.
In 1960, my college advisor told me that a math major must
learn German. I did well, but not well enough to read math
papers.
Today, I can't even read de.alt.fan.aldi
On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:34:11 -0000 (UTC), [email protected]
(James Nicoll) wrote:
My engineer grandfather once mentioned MIT encouraged him to learn
German. That would have been the late 1920s, early 1930s.
In 1960, my college advisor told me that a math major must
learn German. I did well, but not well enough to read math
papers.
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