When did terms such as "warp speed" or "transporter" or even "robot" first enter common use? Thanks to passionate lexicographer, Jesse Sheidlower, the answers are just a click away. On Thursday at 10 AM PT, in this Facebook Live event, come meet the Editor of the new Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. (https://sfdictionary.com/) He'll take us on a tour of this new online lexicon of science fiction terms, some 1,800 entries, from “actifan” to “zine.”
Historical dictionaries provide more than a definition. They seek to establish the first known use, the context of a term, and how it has evolved.
Come with questions for Sheidlower on how he crafts definitions, researches the first known use of a term using the Internet Archive.
