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Science Writing Shows Us Where We're Going
Everything from extraterrestrial humanoids (people from outer space) to "bug eyed monsters" are used by the science fiction writer in his "creation of a different world," according to James E. Gunn, managing editor of the KU alumni publications, who has become a successful science fiction writer.
"The citizens of the world realize that our life is being shaped by science." Mr. Gunn said in an interview Tuesday. "The shape of tomorrow is being determined in the laboratories of scientific achievement."
"It behooves us to see the implications of where we're going because of these achievements," he said. "That's where science fiction writing does its work."
Mr. Gunn, who has had stories printed in about 60 different publications, explained that science fiction is written in two distinct realms of speculation.
JAMES E. GUNN
First are speculations as to what will happen to the world if a certain thing continues as it is doing in the present.
An example of this would be to project the control of today's advertising over the human mind into the future, he said.
Second are stories that ask the question, "What if?" They start with something that is contrary to fact and project it into the future to see what effects it would have on humanity.
Mr. Gunn said he used this in a story that was built around the im-
vention of a perfect machine, which needed no maintenance or replacement.
"Anything is fit speculation for science fiction," he said. "The only thing that is required is that it must be made to seem possible to the reader. That's where it differs from fantasy."
Mr. Gunn has written fantasy, however. His play, "Thy Kingdom Come" was the first full length fantasy play presented by the KU
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He also had a fantasy story in Argosy magazine entitled "The Man Who Owned Tomorrow."
An extensive background in science is not necessary for successful science fiction writing, he said.
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"I started out in college as a engineering major, but I always would come up with the wrong answers," he said, explaining that he has retained a fondness for science.
Mr. Gunn, who became managing editor of the alumni publications in November 1955, has his bachelor's degree in journalism and his master's degree in English. He is a former editorial editor of The Daily Kanson.
"One needs a basic knowledge of where to go for scientific information," he added.
Bantam paperback publications are publishing a book called "Station in Space" which includes three of Mr. Gunn's stories related to the problems of placing a human manned satellite in orbit around the earth.
Anderson To Attend Education Meet
Kenneth E. Anderson, Dean of the School of Education, will attend the annual meeting of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, beginning March 22 in Chicago.
Dean Anderson is a member of the association's state committee and the College Commission on the Sixth Year in Teacher Education.
While attending the meeting, he will work on the committee and will participate in a panel discussion on the problems of the junior college.
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