Over the years, the meetings of the now-independent Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society got bigger. As some of the younger fans went on to their …
Category: Exhibitions
Caltech Writers: Part II
There have been a number of science fiction and fantasy writers with ties to Caltech, but from the 1960s on, three have stood out, in …
Clifton’s Cafeteria: For the Hungry and the Creative
Forrest Ackerman and Ray Bradbury at a reunion of the early members of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society at Clifton’s Cafeteria, 1999(Image courtesy of …
Science Fiction after Frankenstein
The Mysterious Island, by Jules Verne, was inspired by the balloon technology developed by Thaddeus Lowe. So, where was the science fiction of the nineteenth …
Early Fandom in Science Fiction
Ray Garcia Capella (1933-2010). Logo Art for Science Fiction League, the earliest science fiction fan organization in Los Angeles. Pen and ink. (Courtesy of the …
Caltech Writers: Part I
One of the greatest overlaps between science and science fiction over the past century has been Caltech. Several great SF writers have spent part or …
It’s Alive!!
Two centuries ago, this year, a single book created a whole new genre, that of what we now call science fiction. The book was Frankenstein, …
William Cahill: Wedding Couturier and Royal Court Designer
The Royals of Pasadena: Rose Queen® and Royal Court exhibit features eight gowns by world renowned wedding dress designer, William Cahill (1918 - 2005). William …
Ernest Batchelder: Educator, Designer and Tilemaker: Part II
This essay is adapted from the text in the exhibit Batchelder: Tilemaker, which was on view at Pasadena Museum of History from September 2016 through …
Ernest Batchelder: Educator, Designer and Tilemaker: Part I
This essay is adapted from the text in the exhibit Batchelder: Tilemaker, which was on view at Pasadena Museum of History from September 2016 …
