The Fringe of the Unknown [SEP] publisher
The Fringe of the Unknown
The Fringe of the Unknown is a science book by L. Sprague de Camp, first published in hardcover by Prometheus Books in 1983.
Summary.
The book is a collection of articles that constitute a "study ... of controversial and often little-known happenings in science and technology, with an emphasis on the wayward activities of those who dabble in fringe science." The material is organized in three sections, "Our Ingenious Forebears," "Beasts of Now and Then," and
Days" (24 Sep 2009): The FBI agents Mark Benford and Demetri Noh are staking out taking photos of a woman, a billboard with the Oceanic Airlines logo can be seen. The tagline states "Perfect Safety Record".
- "Flipper" "The Ditching" (30 Oct 1965): Sandy and Flipper's plane Oceanic Flight 17 crashes in the sea.
- "Fringe" "The Dreamscape" (25 Nov 2008): When the FBI was checking the apartment of a murdered Massive Dynamic