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| − | + | '''''First contact''''' became a [[stfnal]] trope for any first encounter by earthlings with intelligent aliens. The phrase is now widely used outside [[fandom]], as well. [[Murray Leinster]] apparently coined the phrase in a March 1935 ''[[Astounding]]'' story, “Proxima Centauri,” and used it as the title of a 1945 [[novelette]]. | |
| − | The | + | The [[fannish]] use to describe the first meeting of a [[protofan]] with [[fandom]] has become just “[[Contact (wand)|Contact]],” the name of magic wand with which the [[Spirit of Fandom]] touches [[Jophan]] at the beginning of ''[[The Enchanted Duplicator]]'', published in 1954. |
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| − | In [[Murray Leinster]]'s story of that name, the first encounter of humans with intelligent [[ | + | In [[Murray Leinster]]'s story of that name, the first encounter of humans with intelligent [[ET]]s; by extension, with us, the first meeting of [[stfnist]] with [[actifan]]. |
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Latest revision as of 10:29, 9 August 2021
(See First Contact (Disambiguation) for others.)
First contact became a stfnal trope for any first encounter by earthlings with intelligent aliens. The phrase is now widely used outside fandom, as well. Murray Leinster apparently coined the phrase in a March 1935 Astounding story, “Proxima Centauri,” and used it as the title of a 1945 novelette.
The fannish use to describe the first meeting of a protofan with fandom has become just “Contact,” the name of magic wand with which the Spirit of Fandom touches Jophan at the beginning of The Enchanted Duplicator, published in 1954.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| In Murray Leinster's story of that name, the first encounter of humans with intelligent ETs; by extension, with us, the first meeting of stfnist with actifan. |
| Fanspeak | 1935— |
| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |
