First Contact
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"First Contact" is a classic 1945 science fiction novelette by Murray Leinster that helped popularize the concept and term of humanity’s initial encounter with an alien civilization.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction novelette
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short story ⓘ |
| author |
Murray Leinster
NERFINISHED
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William Fitzgerald Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
first contact between humans and aliens
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mutual distrust ⓘ problem of revealing homeworld location ⓘ technological parity between species ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
attempts to avoid strategic disadvantage
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negotiation between human and alien crews ⓘ |
| editor | John W. Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
alien starship
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human starship ⓘ |
| firstContactType | spaceborne encounter far from either species’ homeworld GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | novelette ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
reciprocal hostage exchange to ensure good faith
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technological secrecy in interstellar diplomacy ⓘ |
| hasFictionalTechnology |
advanced detection instruments
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faster-than-light starship ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOnTerm | "first contact" in science fiction and popular culture ⓘ |
| hasTitlePhrase | "First Contact" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize |
concept of humanity’s initial encounter with an alien civilization
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term "first contact" ⓘ |
| influenced |
later first contact narratives
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later space opera works ⓘ |
| isConsidered | classic science fiction story ⓘ |
| languageStyle | pulp-era American English ⓘ |
| laterIncludedIn | science fiction anthologies ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early rigorous treatment of first contact protocol
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influence on later first contact stories ⓘ |
| originalForm | magazine publication ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| periodicalType | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | astrogator ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| publisher | Street & Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | interstellar space ⓘ |
| subgenre | first contact science fiction ⓘ |
| themeCategory |
space exploration in fiction
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xenology in fiction ⓘ |
| wordCountApproximate | 15000–20000 words ⓘ |
| workOf | Murray Leinster bibliography ⓘ |
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