One thing nerds like to argue about is what nerds are allowed to argue about. If you agree to stipulate that science fiction is often one of those things—and, hey, we could argue about that—then a ...

In the summer of 1987, movie audiences first met Robocop in the science fiction classic about violence and corrupt corporate power in a future, dystopian Detroit. But the title word is much older than ...

Not sure about how to spell lightsaber or war? You need the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction, a free online tool for sci-fi terms. What do you really know about terms like warp drives and ...

If you're a science fiction fan who enjoys getting lost in internet rabbit holes, may I suggest the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction? The site—newly revamped by Jesse Sheidlower, formerly of ...

Times change, and so do languages. And in order to be useful, dictionaries must also be tweaked every now and then. The lexicographers at Merriam-Webster announced today (Feb. 7) that they have added ...

THIS dictionary contains ten thousand English terms that are frequently used in the physical sciences and their applied fields, together with separate indexes in French, German and Spanish, conversion ...

Several fields of mathematics have developed in total isolation, using their own 'undecipherable' coded languages. Mathematicians now present 'big algebras,' a two-way mathematical 'dictionary' ...

THE translator of technical literature, whether he be a specialist in his own branch of science or technology, or merely attempts to be an interpreter of other people's endeavours in the world of ...