Frontiers of Science
Encyclopedia
Frontiers of Science was a popular illustrated comic strip
created by Professor Stuart Butler of the School of Physics at the University of Sydney
in collaboration with Robert Raymond
, a documentary maker from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(ABC) in 1961. The artist was Andrea Bresciani.
It explained scientific concepts
and recent research and in a 3 or 4 panel illustrated strip in an accessible and easily comprehensible way. The strip was syndicated
to hundreds of newspapers around the world for 25 years, from 1961 to 1987. It was also published as soft cover books.
The strips are archived at the Rare Books and Special Collections Library at the University of Sydney. The first 200 weekly strips are available for viewing at http://frontiers.library.usyd.edu.au/ The remainder will be made available as they are indexed.
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
created by Professor Stuart Butler of the School of Physics at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
in collaboration with Robert Raymond
Robert Raymond
Robert Alwyn "Bob" Raymond OAM was an Australian Logie Award winning producer, director, writer, filmmaker and journalist...
, a documentary maker from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
(ABC) in 1961. The artist was Andrea Bresciani.
It explained scientific concepts
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and recent research and in a 3 or 4 panel illustrated strip in an accessible and easily comprehensible way. The strip was syndicated
Print syndication
Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own/represent copyrights....
to hundreds of newspapers around the world for 25 years, from 1961 to 1987. It was also published as soft cover books.
The strips are archived at the Rare Books and Special Collections Library at the University of Sydney. The first 200 weekly strips are available for viewing at http://frontiers.library.usyd.edu.au/ The remainder will be made available as they are indexed.
External links
- Drifting Through Inner Space Ocean deep exploration explained in 5 cartoon strips c late 1960s - at NASA website - Accessed July 2006.
