[Ads-l] Antedating of "Cryogenics" in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

[Jesse Sheidlower]

Thanks, Fred. In retrospect--and I'm not sure if I had looked closely at this entry--I don't think this broader sense ('the science of cold temperatures') belongs in. I've redefined it as a cross-reference to 'cryostasis' and 'cryonics', removed the earlier quotes, and added ones for this sense (some from the OED).

Jesse Sheidlower

On Mon, Mar 08, 2021 at 11:57:55AM +0000, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
> The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction has 1937 as its first citation for "cryogenics."  However, OED has an 1899 citation.
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> Fred Shapiro
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