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File:ENIAC Empty-Noise-Into Alien-Communication.jpg|link=ENIAC (SETI)|ENIAC ("'''[[Empty Noise Into Alien Communication]]'''") researchers use an early form of quantum entanglement to pre-visualize the [[Wow! signal (nonfiction)|Wow! signal]] during the Second World War.
File:A Confederacy of Dealers.jpg|link=A Confederacy of Dealers|'''''[[A Confederacy of Dealers]]''''' is a picaresque novel about Ignatius J. Reilly, an educated but slothful 30-year-old man who, in his quest for employment, has various adventures selling marijuana to colorful French Quarter characters.


File:Tardigrade spacecraft aft berth.jpg|link=Tardigrade spacecraft|'''[[Tardigrade spacecraft]]''' are any of various types of spacecraft occupied by tardigrades. This image from the aft berth compartment shows a scan-view of a passenger in its characteristic "cabbage pod" space suit.
File:Kokor Hekkus Strikes Back.jpg|link=Kokor Hekkus Strikes Back|'''''[[Kokor Hekkus Strikes Back]]''''' is a science fiction adventure novel by Jack Vance. It was adapted for film by George Lucas in 1980.


File:Oort Cloud Follies.jpg|link=Oort Cloud Follies|'''[[Oort Cloud Follies]]''' - August 1 - 3, 2020. All participants must agree to survey a sector of the Cloud. Media relations provided by the ''Journal of Irresponsible Astronomy''.
File:Epik.jpg|link=Epik|'''''[[Epik]]''''' is a 1969 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future 1992 where psychic powers are utilized in video games, while cryonic technology allows professional gamers to extend their careers.
 
File:Alderaan Croutons.jpg|link=Alderaan Croutons|'''[[Alderaan Croutons]]''' are "intended to send a message", declares [[Grand Chef Tarkin]].


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Books

  • A Confederacy of Dealers is a picaresque novel about Ignatius J. Reilly, an educated but slothful 30-year-old man who, in his quest for employment, has various adventures selling marijuana to colorful French Quarter characters.

    A Confederacy of Dealers is a picaresque novel about Ignatius J. Reilly, an educated but slothful 30-year-old man who, in his quest for employment, has various adventures selling marijuana to colorful French Quarter characters.

  • Kokor Hekkus Strikes Back is a science fiction adventure novel by Jack Vance. It was adapted for film by George Lucas in 1980.

    Kokor Hekkus Strikes Back is a science fiction adventure novel by Jack Vance. It was adapted for film by George Lucas in 1980.

  • Epik is a 1969 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future 1992 where psychic powers are utilized in video games, while cryonic technology allows professional gamers to extend their careers.

    Epik is a 1969 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future 1992 where psychic powers are utilized in video games, while cryonic technology allows professional gamers to extend their careers.

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