Popular Culture
When an idea of fact or fiction flows from the author through any form of media, it enters the popular culture. When this happens, as scientists sometimes we cheer and sometimes we just shake our head. Nonetheless, we often cannot measure an idea's true significance until it has been tested among those most able to see the forest for the trees (or, more apt in our case, the universe for the quanta).
Nominations
Consider nominating any of the following candidates under the Popular Culture category. Highlighted candidates have already been nominated. To view the nominees, place your cursor anywhere over the text of the nominee and it will highlight in red, then click (pop-ups must be enabled on your browser):
Astrology
Constellation Mythology
The War of the Worlds (Book 1898)
The War of the Worlds (Radio Broadcast 1938)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Movie 1951)
Forbidden Planet (Movie 1956)
Star Trek (TV Series 1966-1969)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Movie 1968)
Apollo 14 Golfing on the Moon (February 6, 1971)
Cosmos (1980)
The Right Stuff (Movie 1983)
Apollo XIII (Movie 1995)
October Sky (Movie 1998)
Do you have a favorite image or imaginative leap that you wish to nominate? If so, please submit your nomination under one of the eight categories on the left to the following e-mail link no later than March 31, 2009: