The scientist’s imaginary life: ‘The Manhattan Projects’ comic book series

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  • Francisco Sáez de Adana Herrero University of Alcalá, Madrid (Spain).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.0.3492

Keywords:

Manhattan Project, imaginary life, Marcel Schwob, comics, metaliterature

Abstract

This article analyses the Manhattan Project comic-book series, which recounts an alternative ending to the Second World War, where the Manhattan Project hides another mission more closely related to science fiction. Here we discuss how the concept of the so-called «imaginary life», a term coined by Marcel Schwob, has been applied to the history of science in the twentieth century.

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Author Biography

Francisco Sáez de Adana Herrero, University of Alcalá, Madrid (Spain).

Researcher at the Franklin Institute for North American Studies. University of Alcalá, Madrid (Spain).

References

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Schwob, M., 1979. Le roiau masque d’or / Vies imaginaires / La croisade des enfants. Union Générale d’Éditions. Paris.

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Published

2015-04-16

How to Cite

Sáez de Adana Herrero, F. (2015). The scientist’s imaginary life: ‘The Manhattan Projects’ comic book series. Metode Science Studies Journal, (5), 117–123. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.0.3492
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The light of science (2015)

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Crossroads. Where science and literature meet

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