Multimedia Available: World's First Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame to Open June 18, 2004 in Seattle.Entertainment Editors/Lifestyle Editors/Travel Writers ADVISORY...for THURSDAY (April 8) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Logos, Photos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) The first institution of its kind in the world, the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame bills itself as the world's premier science fiction museum. The museum is located inside architect Frank Gehry's landmark Experience Music Project building at the base of the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. (SFM SFM Sustainable Forest Management SFM Science Fiction Museum (Seattle) SFM Switch Fabric Module (Cisco Systems) SFM Scanning Force Microscope SFM Société Française de Microbiologie ), today announced it will open to the public on June 18, 2004. The museum -- with an advisory board that includes the world's top science fiction authors Note that this partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction, even if they predate, or did not work in that genre. There is also a considerable overlap with the List of fantasy authors, since many authors are equally comfortable , filmmakers and designers such as Greg Bear, Octavia Butler, James Butler, James: see Ormonde, James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of. Cameron, Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (born 16 December 1917) is a British science-fiction author and inventor, most famous for his novel , and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the . , George Lucas and Steven Spielberg among others -- will explore how science fiction reflects and comments on the human condition, promotes critical thinking about culture and society, and invites us to ponder the universe's infinite possibilities. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?13045 This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on your news information site (and for print or broadcast too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download video, audio, text, graphics, and photos. If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com. |
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