by Gary Coville, Patrick Lucanio
Science and technology had a significant influence on American culture and thought in the years immediately following World War II. The new wonders of science and the threat of the Soviet Union as a powerful new enemy made science fiction a popular genre in radio, television, and film. Mutant creatures spawned by radioactive energy and intergalactic dictators unleashing horrific weapons upon Earth were characteristic of science fiction at the time and served as warnings to the very real dangers
Genres: Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9780786412334
274 pages
Published: 2002-06-25
Publisher: McFarland