Dune: References & Edit History

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  • Erik Gregersen
    Erik Gregersen is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica, specializing in the physical sciences and technology. Before joining Britannica in 2007, he worked at the University of Chicago Press on the Astrophysical Journal. Prior to that, he worked at McMaster University on the ODIN radio astronomy satellite project. 

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Added/Edited contact info: The Guardian - Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world. Nov 10, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - Revisiting ‘Dune’. Mar 20, 2026
Add new Web site: ODU Digital Commons - Imperialism and Globalization: Lessons from Frank Herbert's Dune (PDF). Jan 16, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - Dune: The 'terraformed' Oregon dunes that inspired Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic. Jun 16, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - History and Historical Effect in Frank Herbert's "Dune". Nov 21, 2024
Article revised and updated. Mar 12, 2024
Added material about Dune: Part Two (2024) and the planned film of Dune Messiah. Mar 04, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world. Dec 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Dune Novels – The Official Dune Website. Jul 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Intrenet Archive - "Dune". Mar 27, 2023
New article added. Apr 29, 2022
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