RADIO SHOW OF THE WEEK.Byline: - Fred Shuster --``Human Exploration of Space: Fact & Fiction''!off: An hourlong hour·long or hour-long adj. Lasting an hour: an hourlong television episode. Adj. 1. look at the relationship between science fiction and science fact, hosted by Larry Mantle. Major themes include human destiny, risk, Mars in fiction Fictional representations of Mars have been popular for over a century. Interest in Mars has been stimulated by the planet's dramatic red color, by early scientific speculations that its surface conditions might be capable of supporting life, and by the possibility that Mars could and fact, Apollo 11 and the impact of fiction from Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury Noun 1. Ray Bradbury - United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) Bradbury, Ray Douglas Bradbury to ``Star Trek'' to ``2001: A Space Odyssey.'' --Where: KPCC-FM (89.3). --When: 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday. --Typical segment: ``Fahrenheit 451'' author Bradbury tells of the relationship between scientists and science-fiction writers. --Quote: ``The point is to show how much scientists have been influenced by science fiction,'' Mantle said. ``It's amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. to hear someone like Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin Colonel Buzz Aldrin, Sc.D (born January 20, 1930 as Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.) is an American pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing. telling what a big part science fiction played in his youth.'' --You'll like this if: you like KPFK-FM's (90.7) ``Hour 25'' at 11 p.m. Fridays. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Larry Mantle hosts ``Human Exploration of Space: Fact & Fiction'' Mondays on KPCC-FM (89.3). |
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