History of Science Fiction Map

[mckitterick]

This image by Ward Shelley has been making the rounds since yesterday. It's the winner of WIRED magazine's Data as Art: 10 Striking Science Maps contest. Check it out:


Click the image to see the story and the other nine maps.


There's so much information in this image that it's a bit tough to read, right? Well, if you'd like to see a MASSIVE, full-size version, click here.

Wonderful!

EDIT: Now for some editorial fun: What important and influential works are missing? What copyediting errors can you find?

Chris

Comments

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

It is very cool and I feel a little bad since among the first things I noticed were references to "Joe McDevitt" and Michael Moorcock's "Erlic."

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Ouch. I see - I wonder how they feel about this? Partly pleased to be pointed out as important, partly PO'd that no one edited this before publishing it....

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Now I'm noticing more errors, such as "First and Last Men."

*cringe*

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Age is a bite -- the large version is way too small.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I bet your Web browser's "Enable automatic image resize" feature is turned on (the default these days). This image is actually several screens wide! Here, I took a screenshot of how you configure this from your Internet Explorer Tools/Internet Options menu. Uncheck the box as shown in the screenshot and you'll start seeing images full-size as intended online!

[queza7.livejournal.com]

Do want as a huge poster!

And.. you don't want to ask me that last question. You of all people know it. :D

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Golly, but do I want one, too!

And of course you'd be awesome at finding issues! It's an open question for discussion here....

[scottakennedy.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's just awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[siro-gravity.livejournal.com]

wow, that thing is super kewl! i like how the parts for horror and dragons go off into their own holes. my ex told me that "The Purple Cloud" was one of the first science fiction books ever written, but I couldn't find it there.

Can I erase the Milton?